Table 2.
Energy and Nutrient Composition in the GFD and Control Groups at the Baseline and after 8 Weeks
| Baseline | 8 weeks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFD | Control | Pa | GFD | Control | Pb | |
| Energy (kcal/day) | 2,282.01±280.34 | 2,144.58±214 | 0.435 | 1,895.60±239.2 | 1,821.89±271.0 | 0.824 |
| Total carbohydrates (g/day) | 319.48±26.07 | 310.55±35.26 | 0.435 | 251.97±61.47 | 261.98±39.87 | 0.845 |
| Energy from carbohydrates | 56.30±4.57 | 57.94±6.58 | 0.745 | 53.17±12.97 | 57.55±8.76 | 0.746 |
| Total protein (g/day) | 86.88±10.15 | 78.65±8.73 | 0.435 | 76.29±9.99 | 70.82±8.38 | 0.689 |
| Energy from protein | 15.23±1.78 | 14.67±1.63 | 0.623 | 16.10±2.11 | 15.55±1.84 | 0.643 |
| Total fat (g/day) | 72.18±19.39 | 64.45±16.37 | 0.347 | 64.72±13.12 | 54.45±10.56 | 0.576 |
| Energy from fat | 28.47±7.65 | 27.05±6.87 | 0.215 | 30.73±6.23 | 26.90±5.22 | 0.435 |
| Fiber (g/day) | 16.89±2.65 | 15.71±2.12 | 0.541 | 13.71±1.76 | 15.61±2.34 | 0.134 |
Values are means ±SD;
a,b
p-values indicate differences between the control and GFD groups at baseline and 8 weeks (ANOVA).