Table 3.

Baseline means and change scores at 6 months for calorie and macronutrient intakes by treatment group

	Control (n=14) Mean ± SD	P value	Protein (n=25) Mean ± SD	P value	P value Control vs. Protein
Total Energy, kcal
Baseline	1942.6 ± 427.5		2064.8± 854.6
Change at 6 months	−544.2 ± 430.2	0.001	−518.6 ± 759.7	0.003	0.91
Protein Intake, g/d
Baseline	83.8 ± 16.4		91.6 ± 27.8
Change at 6 months	−11.7 ± 19.4	0.042	24.4 ± 37.6	0.004	0.002
Average Protein Intake, g/kg of body weight/day
Baseline	0.83 ± 0.21		0.89 ± 0.32
Change at 6 months	−0.07 ± 0.22	0.28	0.33 ± 0.38	0.001	0.002
Protein Intake, % of total kcal
Baseline	18 ± 4		19 ± 7
Change at 6 months	3 ± 2	0.001	11 ± 7	<0.001	0.001
Carbohydrate Intake, g/d
Baseline	217.4 ± 61.9		220.1 ± 102.5
Change at 6 months	−46.7 ± 68.7	0.025	−71.4 ± 91.6	0.001	0.39
Carbohydrate Intake, % of total kcal
Baseline	44 ± 7		43 ± 8
Change at 6 months	4 ± 9	0.09	−4 ± 12	0.11	0.029
Fat Intake, g/d
Baseline	83.3 ± 25.9		88.4 ± 46.6
Change at 6 months	−34.1 ± 22.0	<0.001	−34.5 ± 44.5	0.001	0.97
Fat Intake, % of total kcal
Baseline	38 ± 5		37 ± 8
Change at 6 months	−6 ± 9	0.016	−6 ± 10	0.006	0.92
Saturated Fat Intake, g/d
Baseline	27.4 ± 10.5		26.7 ± 14.5
Change at 6 months	−11.8 ± 10.2	0.001	−7.4 ± 15.5	0.029	0.35