Table 3.

Changes in dietary intake in patients after 8 weeks

Variables	Control group (n = 21)	Intervention group (n = 23)
	change mean ± SD	change mean ± SD	P1
Energy intake, kcal	− 107.88 ± 677.34	49.04 ± 843.50	0.262*
Protein intake, g	−4.88 ± 34.62	21.22 ± 39.04	0.021
Fat intake, g	−5.7 ± 44.27	−0.92 ± 41.03	0.495*
Carbohydrate intake, g	−11.66 ± 128.86	−2.28 ± 119.21	0.799
Vitamin C intake, mg	−18.42 ± 147.11	−2.04 ± 155.54	0.982*
Magnesium intake, mg	−33.45 ± 125.96	82.27 ± 132.14	0.005
Water, cup	0.70 ± 1.65	0.52 ± 1.08	0.897*

¹ P values denote significance of between-group changes

^* Non-parametric (Mann-Whitney) test were used for variables