Table 3.
Energy and macronutrient intake in kcal and energy percentages (en%) for the breast cancer patients during chemotherapy and comparison group during follow up (mean ± SE) and the differences in intake between the groups
| Intake in kcal* (mean ± SE) | Differencea (95% CI) | Intake in en%* (mean ± SE) | Differencea (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison group | Patient group | Comparison group | Patient group | ||||
| Energy* | 1993 ± 68.3 | 1779 ± 55.7 | −214 (−353; −76) |
Energy | |||
| Protein* | 313 ± 10.7 | 270 ± 8.8 | −43 (−64; −21) |
Protein | 16.3 ± 0.45 | 15.5 ± 0.37 | −0.8 (−1.6; 0.2) |
| Carbohydrate | 844 ± 34.4 | 815 ± 28.0 | −29 (−99; 41) |
Carbohydrate* | 41.9 ± 1.0 | 46.2 ± 0.82 | 4.3 (2.2; 6.3) |
| Fat* | 734 ± 32.0 | 633 ± 26.1 | −101 (−166; −37) |
Fat | 36.6 ± 0.85 | 35.0 ± 0.70 | −1.6 (−3.4: 0.1) |
| Alcohol* | 54 ± 9.4 | 17 ± 7.7 | −37 (−57; −19) |
Alcohol* | 2.8 ± 0.47 | 0.8 ± 0.38 | −2.0 (−2.9; −1.0) |
| Dietary fibre | 38 ± 1.8 | 35 ± 1.4 | −3 (−7; 1) |
Dietary fibre | 2.0 ± 0.09 | 2.0 ± 0.07 | 0.0 (−0.1; 0.2) |
aAdjusted for age, BMI, education level, smoking status
*p < 0.05