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Table 6 Correlation of total, animal, and plant protein intake with Energy and nutrients content of the diet of CKD patients in two selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018

From: Patients with chronic kidney disease are not well adhered to dietary recommendations: a cross-sectional study

Nutrients

Total protein

Animal protein

Plant protein

 

R

P

R

P

R

P

Energy

0.737**

0.000

0.577**

0.000

0.602**

0.000

Carbohydrate

0.309**

0.002

−0.145

0.150

0.444**

0.000

Fat

0.489**

0.000

0.596**

0.000

0.110

0.275

Total Protein

0.574**

0.000

0.627**

0.000

Animal protein

0.574**

0.000

0.315**

0.001

Plant protein

0.627**

0.000

0.315**

0.001

Fibre

0.406**

0.000

0.221*

0.027

0.552**

0.000

Sodium

0.050

0.625

−0.142

0.158

0.258**

0.01

Potassium

0.370**

0.000

0.168

0.095

0.535**

0.000

Phosphorus

0.741**

0.000

0.652**

0.000

0.202*

0.044

Iron

−0.097

0.339

−0.244*

0.014

0.170

0.091

Vitamin D

−0.068

0.498

−0.126

0.212

0.075

0.457

  1. **Correlation statistically significant at P ≤ 0.01
  2. *Correlation statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05