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. 2023 Jan 25;15(1):e34196. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34196

Table 2. Changes in metabolic indices and food intake in two groups.

*represents the significance of P-value (of paired t-test) between baseline values and follow-up values

COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019

  Variable Control COVID-19
  Baseline Follow-up Mean Difference P-value Baseline Follow-up Mean Difference P-value
Male Physical Activity (MET) 31.37±2.95 25.73±2.66 5.64±4.11 P-value= 0.000 30.84±2.93 25.81±3.03 5.03±4.37 P-value= 0.000
Weight (kg) 74.85±5.73 71.18±7.48 3.66±8.76 P-value= 0.000 75.08±5.13 68.13±6.16* 6.95±7.8 * P-value= 0.000
BMI 27.51±3.06 25.81±2.45 1.7±3.82 P-value= 0.000 27.88±2.83 25.23±2.34  2.64±3.97 P-value= 0.000
Glucose (mg/dL) 100.65±7.56 102.55±8.6 -1.9±11.51 P-value= 0.073 101.34±7.87 111.55±7.51* -10.21±10.68 * P-value= 0.000
Insulin (μU/mL) 7.09±1.83 6.9±3.09 0.19±3.5 P-value= 0.557 6.86±1.88 11.03±3.05*  -4.17±3.65 * P-value= 0.000
HOMA-IR 0.91±0.3 0.8±0.21  0.11±0.36 P-value= 0.001 0.92±0.3 1.23±0.28* -0.31±0.4 * P-value= 0.000
Energy intake (kcal) 2209.4±151.91 1892.08±206.98 317.32±264.58 P-value= 0.000 2188.49±179.57 1901.28±203.82 287.21±259.64 P-value= 0.000
Carbohydrate intake (g) 300.85±20.55 266.67±21.3 34.17±27.23 P-value= 0.000 300.7±18.4 266.14±19.86 34.56±27.57 P-value= 0.000
Fat intake (g) 84.14±9.15 77.66±11.41 6.48±14.69 P-value= 0.000 84.62±8.46 78.15±9.74 6.47±12.69 P-value= 0.000
Protein intake (g) 84.81±10.16 84.81±10.16 4.01±14.5 P-value= 0.003 90.02±9.76 83.67±9.52 6.35±14.64 P-value= 0.000
Female Physical Activity (MET) 32.88±2.97 30.29±3.32 2.59±4.04 P-value= 0.000 33.25±2.94 27.68±3.05* 5.57±3.99 * P-value= 0.000
Weight (kg) 75.54±6.45 72.19±6.88 3.35±9.34 P-value= 0.001 74.78±5.44 67.22±5.95* 7.56±8.1 * P-value= 0.000
BMI 27.81±2.98 26.03±2.47  1.78±3.87 P-value= 0.000 28.38±2.81 25.02±2.15* 3.36±3.46 * P-value= 0.000
Glucose (mg/dL) 100.4±7.73 101.6±8.53 -1.2±11.46 P-value= 0.298 100.39±7.79 110.47±6.64* -10.07±9.24 * P-value= 0.000
Insulin (μU/mL) 6.73±1.93 6.79±2.97 -0.06±3.72 P-value= 0.871 6.98±1.91 10.35±2.75* -3.37±3.49 * P-value= 0.000
HOMA-IR 0.85±0.28 0.79±0.2 0.06±0.36 P-value= 0.090 0.91±0.25 1.23±0.33* -0.32±0.41 * P-value= 0.000
Energy intake (kcal) 2213.58±194.15 1890.22±206.24 323.35±289.26 P-value= 0.000 2198.43±162.92 1892.08±209.14 306.35±236.35 P-value= 0.000
Carbohydrate intake (g) 301.02±17.84 269.09±17.87 31.93±24.76 P-value= 0.000 304.92±22.3 267.32±19.78 37.6±28.64 P-value= 0.000
Fat intake (g) 84.42±8.54 79.12±10.56 5.29±14.79 P-value= 0.001 84.78±8.81 77.04±10.42 7.74±13.7 P-value= 0.000
Protein intake (g) 90.62±11.09 84.13±7.72 6.49±12.5 P-value= 0.000 90.99±9.54 83.9±8.42 7.09±12.43 P-value= 0.000