Table 2.

Daily energy and nutrient intakes of the participants at baseline and after a 4-week dietary intervention

Variables	Ala54Ala carriers	Thr54 carriers	P-value
Energy, kcal
Baseline	1,556.2±396.2	1,489.4±358.9	0.255
After intervention	1,581.5±228.2	1,538.5±304.4	0.737
Change from baseline	25.3±254.6	36.9±331.5	0.217
Protein, g
Baseline	55.3±16.8	54.4±15.3	0.731
After intervention	65.7±10.2	65.3±15.9	0.809
Change from baseline	10.4±15.4	10.3±14.8	0.842
Fat, g
Baseline	44.9±16.6	42.4±15.2	0.303
After intervention	43.0±11.1	39.2±11.5	0.412
Change from baseline	–1.9±12.6	–2.5±13.2	0.693
Carbohydrate, g
Baseline	239.5±66.5	234.5±66.2	0.330
After intervention	234.9±61.3	232.5±59.4	0.389
Change from baseline	–4.6±64.3	–2.0±61.5	0.189
Dietary fiber, g
Baseline	12.5±5.9	12.1±4.0	0.636
After intervention	13.8±4.9	15.3±6.1	0.225
Change from baseline	1.3±5.3	3.2±5.4	0.228
Cholesterol, mg
Baseline	353.0±107.6	341.9±121.5	0.532
After intervention	294.2±163.6	280.4±178.7	0.606
Change from baseline	–58.8±128.9	–61.5±137.6	0.713

Notes: Data at baseline and after intervention are expressed as mean ± SD. Differences in variables between groups and changes from baseline were analyzed using the ANCOVA (generalized linear model) test with adjustments for sex, age, BMI, and course of disease.

Abbreviations: ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; BMI, body mass index.