Table 3.
Dietetic intake of the study participants before and after the intervention.
| CG | EG | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Week 24 | Change | Week 0 | Week 24 | Change | ||
| Energy | (kcal) | 2025.24 ± 238.45 | 1829.4 ± 355.5 ** | −195.76 ± 359.9 | 2036.14 ± 244.83 | 1818.7 ± 304.1 ** | −217.39 ± 306.7 |
| Carbohydrates | (%) | 36.13 ± 6.15 | 33.35 ± 6.38 ** | −2.78 ± 6.16 | 36.46 ± 5.94 | 32.89 ± 7.24 ** | −3.57 ± 6.38 |
| Proteins | (%) | 16.94 ± 3.00 | 17.78 ± 3.05 | 0.84 ± 2.31 | 18.15 ± 2.53 | 17.89 ± 3.08 | −0.27 ± 3.42 |
| Lipid | (%) | 46.93 ± 3.61 | 48.87 ± 3.52 * | 1.94 ± 3.32 | 45.39 ± 4.46 | 48.22 ± 8.25 * | 2.83 ± 2.29 |
| SFA | (%) | 14.97 ± 3.32 | 15.39 ± 2.21 | 0.42 ± 1.08 | 14.57 ± 2.48 | 15.26 ± 2.57 | 0.69 ± 2.27 |
| MFA | (%) | 26.26 ± 4.10 | 27.70 ± 4.60 * | 1.44 ± 5.79 | 24.89 ± 4.50 | 27.54 ± 5.68 * | 2.65 ± 5.51 |
| PFA | (%) | 5.70 ± 1.90 | 5.78 ± 1.35 | 1.08 ± 2.30 | 5.93 ± 2.23 | 6.42 ± 2.64 | 0.49 ± 2.61 |
| Total Cholesterol | (mg/day) | 324.38 ± 70.62 | 291.48 ± 92.94 * | −32.90 ± 90.93 | 339.46 ± 92.16 | 289.43 ± 80.80 * | −50.03 ± 19.02 |
| Fibre | (g/day) | 22.30 ± 7.62 | 26.01 ± 5.17 * | 3.71 ± 13.71 | 21.42 ± 5.69 | 29.73 ± 5.51 * | 8.31 ± 36.52 |
| Calcium | (mg/day) | 759.24 ± 13.74 | 794.52 ± 18.62 | 35.28 ± 27.21 | 776.39 ± 29.67 | 959.75 ± 266.2 * | 183.36 ± 334.0 # |
| Vitamin D | (µg/day) | 12.99 ± 2.34 | 13.39 ± 2.59 | 0.40 ± 3.31 | 13.35 ± 2.61 | 16.10 ± 2.93 * | 2.75 ± 3.19 # |
Data are expressed as the means ± SDs. SFA: saturated fatty acids; MFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids. Difference from the start of the intervention (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01). The change at the end of the intervention was significantly different from the control group (# p < 0.05).