Table 2.
Changes in habitual dietary intake of participants in the protein and placebo group (disregarding supplements)
| Protein | Placebo | P‐value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 58 | n = 56 | ||||||||
| Pre | Post | Change | Pre | Post | Change | Time | Treatment | Interaction | |
| Energy intake (kcal) | 1919 ± 534 | 1841 ± 456 | −77.8 ± 484.5 | 1970 ± 536 | 1960 ± 492 | −10.4 ± 535.6 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.48 |
| Protein intake (g/kg/day) | 0.86 ± 0.23 | 0.92 ± 0.27 | 0.06 ± 0.27 | 0.92 ± 0.24 | 0.97 ± 0.23 | 0.05 ± 0.28 | 0.034 | 0.18 | 0.74 |
| Protein intake at breakfast (g) | 11.3 ± 4.8 | 11.8 ± 7.6 | 0.5 ± 7.0 | 12.9 ± 7.7 | 13.4 ± 7.2 | 0.3 ± 8.1 | 0.62 | 0.17 | 0.90 |
| Protein intake at lunch (g) | 21.7 ± 10.2 | 20.3 ± 14.5 | −3.7 ± 9.3 | 18.3 ± 7.8 | 20.7 ± 9.5 | 2.5 ± 11.6 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.003 |
| Protein intake at dinner (g) | 31.0 ± 10.8 | 33.8 ± 16.8 | 2.8 ± 19.5 | 36.0 ± 14.1 | 37.4 ± 13.4 | 1.7 ± 21.3 | 0.25 | 0.014 | 0.77 |
| Protein (en%) | 16.2 ± 3.1 | 16.8 ± 3.8 | 0.6 ± 3.8 | 15.7 ± 3.6 | 16.4 ± 3.0 | 0.7 ± 3.9 | 0.07 | 0.41 | 0.88 |
| Fat (en%) | 35.7 ± 7.0 | 35.5 ± 7.1 | −0.2 ± 8.0 | 35.5 ± 6.5 | 36.6 ± 6.4 | 1.1 ± 7.5 | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| Carbohydrate (en%) | 42.4 ± 8.1 | 42.6 ± 7.7 | 0.1 ± 8.6 | 42.1 ± 6.4 | 40.9 ± 7.4 | −1.2 ± 8.0 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Bold values indicate P‐value <0.05. en%, energy percentage.