Table 2.
Dietary intake of participants at the baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention.
| Variables | ALA group | Placebo group | P value∗ | P value∗∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal/day) | Before | 2227.57 (363.28) | 2269.74 (356.95) | 0.62 | 0.62 |
| After | 2176.22 (282.93) | 2240.28 (345.06) | |||
| Carbohydrate (g/day) | Before | 302.61 (52.31) | 307.73 (49.54) | 0.67 | 0.89 |
| After | 303.17 (50.76) | 309.06 (47.16) | |||
| Carbohydrate (%) | Before | 54.28 (2.46) | 54.24 (2.40) | 0.94 | 0.86 |
| After | 55.60 (4.63) | 55.37 (4.80) | |||
| Protein (g/day) | Before | 61.20 (9.28) | 60.31 (10.48) | 0.70 | 0.33 |
| After | 60.02 (7.49) | 60.66 (9.87) | |||
| Protein (%) | Before | 11.03 (0.74) | 10.64 (0.94) | 0.06 | 0.43 |
| After | 11.04 (0.41) | 10.82 (0.54) | |||
| Fat (g/day) | Before | 85.80 (14.91) | 88.61 (15.99) | 0.45 | 0.72 |
| After | 80.38 (14.08) | 84.59 (19.81) | |||
| Fat (%) | Before | 34.67 (2.37) | 35.10 (2.36) | 0.45 | 0.98 |
| After | 33.34 (4.61) | 33.79 (4.90) | |||
| Vitamin A (μg/day) | Before | 646.30 (132.88) | 618.13 (92.49) | 0.30 | 0.66 |
| After | 647.51 (126.12) | 622.71 (100.52) | |||
| Vitamin E (mg/day) | Before | 18.63 (4.12) | 19.23 (4.20) | 0.54 | 0.34 |
| After | 18.20 (3.82) | 18.15 (4.51) | |||
| Vitamin C (mg/day) | Before | 79.20 (10.50) | 83.05 (13.06) | 0.17 | 0.43 |
| After | 81.36 (10.66) | 86.42 (15.18) | |||
| Riboflavin (mg/day) | Before | 1.60 (0.43) | 1.63 (0.49) | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| After | 1.59 (0.40) | 1.62 (0.52) | |||
| Zinc (mg/day) | Before | 9.68 (1.93) | 9.95 (2.20) | 0.59 | 0.84 |
| After | 9.94 (1.94) | 10.28 (2.23) | |||
| Selenium (μg/day) | Before | 67.06 (11.59) | 64.09 (15.16) | 0.36 | 0.75 |
| After | 67.83 (11.91) | 65.17 (15.80) | |||
| Iron (mg/day) | Before | 8.89 (2.66) | 9.67 (3.50) | 0.29 | 0.75 |
| After | 9.14 (2.25) | 10.06 (2.65) |
The results are described as mean (SD). ∗according to independent t-test at baseline; ∗∗time to group interaction according to two-way repeated measure ANOVA.