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. 2019 Jan 4;14(1):e0208926. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208926

Table 4. Comparative dietary food pattern in patients with liver damage based on BMI (n = 64).

Variables Ref value NW OW OB I-II OB III p-value
Subjects, n (%) - 5 (8) 16 (25) 28 (44) 15 (23) -
Energy, Kcal - 1884.2±585 1965.3±483 2278.9±963 3771.1±1954a 0.020
Proteins (%) 15% 16.2±2.4 16.8±4.7 17.6±3.5 18.3±4.2 0.659
Total fat (%) <30% 42±9.7b 29.5±9.5 27.8±7.8 31.3±7.8 0.009
SFA (%) <7% 11.2±4.4 7.4±3.8 7.7±4.1 11.1±4.2 0.053
MUFA (%) >10% 14.6±9.2 10.4±5.5 8.8±3.3 9.4±4.3 0.545
PUFA (%) 10% 5.8±3.7 4.9±2.1 4.4±1.6 3.9±2.2 0.284
Carbohydrates (%) 55% 45±10 56.4±13.2 56.3±9 51.5±7.5 0.073
Proteins, g - 77.8±31 81.7±27.2 100.5±48.6 160.1±65.3c 0.004
Total fat, g - 89.7±38.9 62.3±20.3 73.1±43.9 137.8±87.8d 0.030
Carbohydrates, g - 207.2±70.7 281.5±110.5 312.4±116.3 483.1±268.4e 0.011
Sugar, g <50g 43.4±26.9 36.4±27.8 41.6±39.6 43.7±34.8 0.940
Fiber, g 20–30 g 17.7±6.3 25.3±18 21.4±11.3 31.4±21.8 0.185
Cholesterol, mg <200 mg 440.8±247.4 242.8±200 309.7±204.4 551.2±464.6d 0.021

Data are expressed mean ± SD unless indicated. NW, Normal weight; OW, Overweight; OB I-II, Obesity I and obesity II; OB III, Obesity III. Kcal: Kilocalories; SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids. Dietary references adapted according to NOM-015-SSA2-2010, NOM-037-SSA2-2012 and ATP III.

aOB III vs. NW and OW

bNW vs. OW and OBI I-II

cOB III vs. NW, OW and OB I-II

dOB III vs. OW

eOB III vs. NW.