Table 2.
Dietary intakes of study participants across case and control groups
| Groups, mean (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case (n = 253) | Control (n = 267) | P valuea | |
| Energy (Kcal/d) | 2753.45(798.02) | 2464.1(607.43) | < 0.001 |
| Carbohydrate (g/d) | 56.18(7.47) | 54.24 (7.04) | 0.002 |
| Protein (g/d) | 13.02 (2.15) | 13.03 (2.13) | 0.984 |
| Fat (g/d) | 35.11(6.75) | 33.14(7.61) | 0.002 |
| SFAb (g/d) | 32.92 (11.26) | 29.20(10.53) | < 0.001 |
| MUFAc (g/d) | 32.29 (13.29) | 37.24 (15.97) | < 0.001 |
| PUFAd (g/d) | 20.48 (10.35) | 24.49 (13.29) | < 0.001 |
| Cholesterol (mg/d) | 293.52(135.55) | 261.88(139.27) | 0.009 |
| Fibre(g/d) | 37.96 (19.28) | 39.89 (18.58) | 0.247 |
| Sodium (mg/d) | 4740.74(1811.95) | 4307.06(1898.50) | 0.008 |
| Potassium (mg/d) | 3766.23(1224.29) | 4297.22 (1261.12) | < 0.001 |
| Phosphor (mg/d) | 1482.87 (492.60) | 1617.48 (485.35) | 0.002 |
| Iron (mg/d) | 20.28 (9.96) | 16.34 (6.06) | < 0.001 |
| Calcium (mg/d) | 1215.79 (463.90) | 1335.27 (458.76) | 0.003 |
| Magnesium (mg/d) | 370.06(119.89) | 402.91 (133.15) | 0.003 |
| Zinc(mg/d) | 11.76 (3.82) | 12.95 (4.05) | 0.001 |
| Vitamin C(mg/d) | 159.16(89.15) | 197.87 (78.89) | < 0.001 |
| Folate (mcg/d) | 485.57 (168.28) | 455.20 (163.07) | 0.037 |
| Vitamin B12 (mcg/d) | 5.53 (3.87) | 6.70 (4.53) | 0.002 |
| Vitamin E (mg/d) | 17.64 (13.16) | 23.59 (17.54) | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin D (mcg/d) | 2.04 (3.44) | 2.7 (3.06) | 0.012 |
aObtained from ANOVA; bSFA: saturated fatty acid; cMUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; dPUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid