Table 4.

Mean daily intake (and standard deviations) of major macro- and micronutrients by multiple sclerosis status.

Nutrients	Total	Multiple sclerosis severity		P-value
		Moderate to high (n = 56)	Mild (n = 50)
	Mean (SD)
Energy (kcal)	1,934.6 (604.7)	1,952.4 (668.3)	1,911.2 (516.3)	0.730
Proteins (g/day)	77.8 (26.8)	78.7 (29.4)	76.5 (23.4)	0.682
Lipids (g/day)	63.3 (24.8)	65.8 (27.8)	60.1 (20.0)	0.239
Cholesterol (mg/day)	162.2 (83.6)	171.2 (98.1)	150.4 (58.8)	0.205
Saturated fatty acids (%)	24.7 (12.1)	26.0 (14.0)	22.9 (9.0)	0.191
MUFA (%)	26.4 (9.3)	27.1 (10.5)	25.5 (7.5)	0.394
PUFA (%)	11.1 (4.9)	11.3 (5.5)	10.9 (4.2)	0.720
Carbohydrates (g/day)	274.2 (94.9)	272.2 (102.8)	276.9 (84.5)	0.801
Total fiber (g/day)	29.5 (13.5)	29.1 (14.5)	30.1 (12.2)	0.698
Sodium (mg/day)	2,181.7 (780.4)	2,128.3 (823.1)	2,251.3 (723.8)	0.424
Potassium (mg/day)	3,482.7 (1,300.6)	3,468.2 (1,387.6)	3,501.5 (1,192.4)	0.897
Iron (mg/day)	14.2 (5.6)	14.2 (6.2)	14.2 (4.8)	0.990
Calcium (mg/day)	826.8 (413.2)	868.4 (475.5)	772.5 (310.9)	0.238
Phosphorus (mg/day)	1,325.3 (491.8)	1,345.4 (543.0)	1,299.1 (420.2)	0.633
Magnesium (mg/day)	394.0 (147.4)	393.1 (158.0)	395.2 (134.2)	0.943
Zinc (mg/day)	10.9 (4.0)	11.1 (4.5)	10.7 (3.4)	0.734
Copper (mg/day)	2.0 (0.8)	2.0 (0.9)	2.0 (0.7)	0.929
Selenium (μg/day)	96.2 (39.2)	94.4 (42.7)	98.5 (34.6)	0.598
Thiamin (mg/day)	1.7 (0.8)	1.8 (1.0)	1.6 (0.6)	0.216
Riboflavin (mg/day)	2.1 (0.9)	2.2 (1.1)	2.1 (0.8)	0.358
Niacin (mg/day)	20.8 (7.1)	20.4 (7.3)	21.3 (6.8)	0.542
Pyridoxine—vitamin B6 (mg/day)	1,396.8 (423.8)	1,329.4 (413.0)	1,484.7 (426.1)	0.061
Vitamin A retinol eq. (mg/day)	879.5 (413.8)	865.6 (454.6)	897.6 (357.8)	0.696
Vitamin C (mg/day)	166.5 (92.4)	161.9 (83.5)	172.6 (103.6)	0.559
Vitamin E (mg/day)	8.7 (3.5)	8.7 (3.6)	8.7 (3.3)	0.947
Vitamin D (μg/day)	4.1 (3.1)	3.8 (2.7)	4.4 (3.6)	0.382
Vitamin B12 (μg/day)	5.1 (2.7)	5.4 (3.1)	4.6 (2.0)	0.122
Folate—vitamin B9 (μg/day)	372.8 (162.1)	363.9 (171.1)	384.6 (150.6)	0.517