Table 2.
Usual dietary intake of participants who received either C. sativus or placebo during the study
| Variables |
Crocus sativus groupa (n=40) |
Placebo groupb (n=40) |
p-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Intake (Kcal) | 1848±164 | 1890±160 | 0.608 |
| Carbohydrate (g per day) | 230.6±38.8 | 279.4±277.7 | 0.275 |
| Protein Intake (g per day) | 59.4±12.5 | 80.2±158.5 | 0.411 |
| Fat (g per day) | 83.2±14.2 | 84.2±17.2 | 0.799 |
All values are presented as mean±SD.
a
Received 100 mg C. sativus per day during study.
b
Received 100 mg placebo per day during the study.
c
As evaluated by independent-samples t test.