Table 2.
Characteristics | 6 months | 2 years | ||||||
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T1 | T2 | T3 | P | T1 | T2 | T3 | P | |
Dietary intake per daya | ||||||||
Energy, kcal | 1589±498 | 1662±467 | 1648±498 | 0.18 | 1561±500 | 1563±502 | 1560±509 | 0.72 |
Carbohydrate, % of energy | 49.1±10.3 | 48.5±9.7 | 52.1±10.5 | 0.04 | 48.1±10.0 | 47.6±9.5 | 50.0±10.6 | 0.32 |
Fat, % of energy | 30.5±8.0 | 31.7±8.3 | 29.6±8.4 | 0.44 | 30.5±8.7 | 31.5±6.8 | 31.1±9.9 | 0.74 |
Protein, % of energy | 20.8±4.7 | 20.1±4.0 | 19.5±4.6 | 0.04 | 20.9±4.7 | 20.6±4.7 | 20.0±4.5 | 0.31 |
Biomarkers of adherence | ||||||||
Respiratory quotientb | 0.84±0.04 | 0.84±0.04 | 0.84±0.04 | 0.33 | 0.83±0.04 | 0.83±0.05 | 0.84±0.04 | 0.19 |
Urinary nitrogen, g/dc | 11.7±4.8 | 11.9±4.8 | 11.3±4.2 | 0.63 | 11.7±4.2 | 12.2±4.8 | 12.0±4.7 | 0.84 |
Values are means±SDs. P values were calculated by general linear regression test after adjusting for sex and age.
Data for dietary intake per day were available for 280 individuals at 6 months: T1, n = 87; T2, n = 95; T3, n=98; 142 individuals at 2 years: T1, n = 48; T2, n = 44; T3, n=50.
Data for respiratory quotient were available for 488 individuals at 6 months: T1, n = 167; T2, n = 159; T3, n = 162. 387 individuals at 2 years: T1, n = 128; T2, n = 128; T3, =131.
Data for urinary nitrogen were available for 451 individuals at 6 months: T1, n = 151; T2, n = 148; T3, n=152. 320 individuals at 2 years: T1, n = 104; T2, n = 104; T3, n=112.