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Table 2 Intake of macronutrient and some micronutrient participant across tertiles of LCD

From: Adherence to low carbohydrate diets and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case control study

Variable*

T1

T2

T3

p**

Energy intake(kcal)

2184.27 ± 671.49

2198.73 ± 629.29

2122.61 ± 805.11

0.78

Carbohydrate(gr)

353.99 ± 110.31

317.08 ± 97.90

263.06 ± 106.37

 < 0.001

Whole grain(gr)

51.75 ± 40.42

45.97 ± 35.18

39.37 ± 33.30

0.13

Refined grain(gr)

262.29 ± 51.75

243.80 ± 45.97

191.52 ± 125.98

 < 0.01

Protein(gr)

78.60 ± 26.65

92.36 ± 35.18

103.49 ± 45.65

 < 0. 001

Fat(gr)

61.12 ± 20.01

75.37 ± 23.92

84.39 ± 33.49

 < 0. 001

Calcium(mg)

789.87 ± 289.04

755.05 ± 258.76

775.81 ± 334.15

0. 82

Zinc(mg)

8.95 ± 3.07

10.03 ± 3.58

11.14 ± 4.45

 < 0. 01

Iron(mg)

47.47 ± 82.26

60.70 ± 100.70

38.70 ± 53.79

0. 25

VitaminB12(µg)

3.49 ± 1.63

4.16 ± 1.89

5.20 ± 0.09

 < 0. 01

Folate(µg)

320.48 ± 131.19

286.03 ± 108.94

279.31 ± 116.19

0. 08

ViaminB6(mg)

2.02 ± 0.73

2.03 ± 0.83

2.06 ± 1.02

0. 95

Vitamin C(mg)

234.10 ± 119.47

184.82 ± 92.06

169.02 ± 198.20

 < 0. 01

  1. LCD Low carbohydrate diet
  2. *independent t test used for quantitative variable and chi-square test for qualitative variable
  3. *Value are presented as mean ± SD
  4. **one-way analysis of variance for analysis