Table 5.
Comparison of the means of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients intake in A-T patients and controls
| A-T patients N = 22 |
Controls N = 18 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) |
1522.4 (1233.8–1673.1) |
1744.1 (1431.0–2333.2) |
0.031 |
| Carbohydrate (g) |
211.1 (187.8–249.6) |
255.4 (218.4–354.3) |
0.029 |
| Protein (g) |
60.3 (51.2–68.2) |
76.8 (60.3–93.2) |
0.010 |
| Total fat (g) |
42.5 (37.2–47.3) |
44.1 (38.4–60.1) |
0.127 |
| Saturated fat (g) |
13.9 (10.8–16.7) |
17.1 (12.4–23.7) |
0.068 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g) |
10.3 (6.3–11.6) |
12.2 (11.2–15.4) |
0.007 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) |
5.6 (4.0–7.6) |
9.8 (6.6–13.5) |
0.001 |
| Trans fat (g) |
0.5 (0.3–0.7) |
0.9 (0.7–1.9) |
0.006 |
| Copper (mg) |
0.6 (0.5–0.8) |
0.6 (0.5–0.8) |
0.913 |
| Selenium (µg) |
56.1 (43.2–66.0) |
68.8 (63.0–80.1) |
0.016 |
| Zinc (mg) |
7.1 (5.9–8.9) |
6.0 (4.5–7.1) |
0.074 |
| Retinol (µg) |
249.5 (176.8–395.0) |
208.9 (150.5–247.2) |
0.772 |
| Ascorbic acid (mg) |
74.6 (57.3–100.7) |
57.6 (52.4–77.2) |
0.142 |
Significance level of Mann–Whitney test, Median (IQ25-75)