Table 3.
Dietary intake of fat in pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) patients and controls.
| Variable | CD (n=26) | Controls (n=16) |
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| Total energy/per kg of body weight | ||
| (kcal) | 2037 (160.1)/41.2 (2.9) | 1892.5 (173.5)/38.7 (2.4) |
| (kJ) | 8351.7 (656.4)/170.6 (11.9) | 7920.6 (726.6)/161.5 (10.4) |
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| Total fat (g) | 61.8 (18.8) | 58.5 (16.6) |
| (g/1000 kcal) | 30.3 (2.4) | 30.9 (2.5) |
| (En %) | 27.3 (2.0) | 28.8 (2.0) |
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| Total SFA (g) | 25.1 (9.6) | 21.1 (8.9) |
| (g/1000 kcal) | 11.3 (3.1) | 12.4 (3.4) |
| (En %) | 11.5 (4.0) | 9.9 (3.6) |
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| Total MUFA (g) | 13.1 (7.4) | 14.8 (8.1) |
| (g/1000 kcal) | 6.4 (3.9) | 8.8 (4.2) |
| (En %) | 5.8 (2.1) | 7.1 (2.8) |
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| Total PUFA (g) | 6.7 (1.9) | 5.1 (1.6) |
| (g/1000 kcal) | 3.3 (1.6) | 3.1 (1.5) |
| (En %) | 2.1 (1.0) | 2.4 (0.8) |
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| Total n−3 (g) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.2) |
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| Total n−6 (g) | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.4 (1.0) |
All differences between groups do not reach statistical significance. Absolute patient numbers for given categories are presented. Observed variables are expressed as the mean (standard error) of average daily intake. P values were calculated by Mann-Whitney U test. CD – Crohn’s disease patients, En % – as percentage of total caloric intake, SFA – Saturated Fatty Acids, MUFA Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, PUFA – Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, NS – not significant differences (p>0.05) vs. healthy controls.