Table 2 General characteristics of participants across two groups of NEAP and PRAL
Variables | NEAP (mEq/day) | Â | PRAL (mEq/day) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1(n = 130) | T2(n = 131) | T3(n = 130) | †P-value | T1(n = 130) | T2(n = 131) | T3(n = 130) | †P-value | |
Education(n) % | ||||||||
 Illiterate | (1)0.8 | (1)0.8 | (2)1.6 | 0.20 | (1) 0.80 | (1) 0.80 | (2) 1.6 | 0.82 |
 Primary education | (6)4.7 | (3)2.3 | (5)3.9 | (5) 3.9 | (4)3.1 | (5)3.9 | ||
 intermediate Education | (12)9.3 | (6)4.6 | (8)6.2 | (11)8.5 | (8)6.1 | (7)5.4 | ||
 High school education | (4)3.1 | (4)3.1 | (1)0.8 | (4)3.1 | (3)2.3 | (2)1.6 | ||
 Diploma | (43)33.3 | (50)38.2 | (30)23.3 | (47)36.4 | (41)31.3 | (35)27.1 | ||
 Postgraduate education | (11)8.5 | (9)6.9 | (8)6.2 | (10)7.8 | (10)7.6 | (8)6.2 | ||
 Bachelor's degree and higher | (52)40.3 | (58)44.3 | (75)58.1 | (51)39.5 | (64)48.9 | (70)54.3 | ||
Job(n) % | ||||||||
 Housekeeper | (1)0.8 | 0 | (1)0.8 | 0.20 | (1)0.8 | 0 | (1)0.8 | 0.32 |
 Labor | (75)58.1 | (83)63.8 | (69)53.9 | (77)59.7 | (77)59.2 | (73)57 | ||
 Management employee | (1)0.8 | (3)2.3 | 0 | (1)0.8 | (3)2.3 | 0 | ||
 Non- managerial employee | (24)18.6 | (16)12.3 | (27)21.1 | (20)15.5 | (20)15.4 | (27)21.1 | ||
 household jobs | (14)10.9 | (18)13.8 | (21)16.4 | (15)11.6 | (20)15.4 | (18)14.1 | ||
 University student | (9)7 | (5)3.8 | (2)1.6 | (10)7.8 | (4)3.1 | (2)1.6 | ||
Marriage(n) % | ||||||||
 Married | (102)79.1 | (89)67.9 | (90)69.8 | 0.07 | (95)73.6 | (90)68.7 | (96)74.4 | 0.67 |
 Single | (22)17.1 | (32)24.4 | (37)28.7 | (28)21.7 | (32)24.4 | (31)24 | ||
 Away from spouse more than 6 month | 0 | (3)2.3 | 0 | (1)0.8 | (2)1.5 | 0 | ||
 Dead spouse | (1)0.8 | (2)1.5 | 0 | (1)0.8 | (2)1.5 | 0 | ||
 Divorce | (4)3.1 | (5)3.8 | (2)1.6 | (4)3.1 | (5)3.8 | (2)1.6 | ||
Supplementation(n) % | ||||||||
 Yes | (53)52 | (49)41.9 | (56)48.7 | 0.30 | (55)53.9 | (44)37.3 | (59)51.8 | 0.02 |
 No | (49)48 | (68)58.1 | (59)51.3 | (47)46.1 | (74)62.7 | (55)48.2 | ||
Income(n) % | ||||||||
  < 5,000,000 Rials | 0 | 0 | (1)0.9 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | (1)0.9 | 0.76 |
 5,000,000–10,000,000 Rials | (3)3.1 | (2)1.8 | (1)0.9 | (3)3.1 | (2)1.8 | (1)0.9 | ||
 15,000,000 Rials | (4)4.2 | (4)3.5 | (8)7 | (3)3.1 | (6)5.3 | (7)6.2 | ||
  > 15,000,000 Rials | (36)37.5 | (35)30.7 | (40)34.8 | (32)32.7 | (42)36.8 | (37)32.7 | ||
*Age (y) | 38.62 ± 8.91 | 36.43 ± 9.41 | 35.02 ± 9.00 | 0.00 | 38.21 ± 9.03 | 36.55 ± 9.30 | 35.32 ± 9.14 | 0.04 |
*BMI (kg/m2) | 31.44 ± 4.30 | 31.53 ± 4.40 | 30.84 ± 4.20 | 0.37 | 31.61 ± 4.18 | 31.28 ± 4.43 | 30.93 ± 4.30 | 0.44 |
*PA (METs -min/w) | 1854.97 ± 3516.16 | 1090.13 ± 1139.20 | 781.26 ± 735.11 | 0.00 | 1782.41 ± 3414.67 | 1236.12 ± 1636.93 | 768.43 ± 740.22 | 0.00 |
*Bone mineral content (BMC) (kg) | 2.65 ± 0.34 | 2.70 ± 0.36 | 2.60 ± 0.33 | 0.08 | 2.67 ± 0.36 | 2.64 ± 0.33 | 2.63 ± 0.35 | 0.58 |
*Skeletal muscle mass (SMM) (kg) | 25.48 ± 3.3 | 25.99 ± 3.65 | 25.15 ± 3.17 | 0.13 | 25.84 ± 3.48 | 25.33 ± 3.48 | 25.45 ± 3.29 | 0.45 |
*Weight (kg) | 81.16 ± 12.89 | 82.92 ± 13.21 | 81.17 ± 12.26 | 0.07 | 82.15 ± 12.8 | 81.09 ± 12.96 | 80.28 ± 10.95 | 0.46 |