TABLE 2.

Energy and macronutrient intake in the two groups at baseline and end of the study

	Garlic group (N = 47)	Placebo group(N = 51)	p‐value
Energy (kcal)
Baseline	2,175.98 ± 410.51	2,301.32 ± 358.92	0.11
End	2,245.22 ± 366.26	2,136 ± 337.20	0.13
Carbohydrates (g/day)
Baseline	304.63 ± 57.47	291.87 ± 47.61	0.68
End	322.18 ± 50.24	278.02 ± 43.83	0.81
Protein (g/day)
Baseline	81.59 ± 15.39	101.03 ± 16.48	0.26
End	86.29 ± 13.45	96.23 ± 15.17	0.34
Fat (g/day)
Baseline	70.11 ± 13.22	76.84 ± 12.20	0.14
End	74.15 ± 11.56	71.28 ± 11.24	0.25

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. p‐values were calculated by Independent‐sample t test.