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Table 3 Energy and nutrients intake of subjects with polycystic ovarian syndrome

From: Effect of green cardamom on the expression of genes implicated in obesity and diabetes among obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a double blind randomized controlled trial

Variables

Intervention

(n = 99)

Placebo

(n = 95)

P2

P3

Before

After

P1

Before

After

P1

Energy (kcal/day)

3424.24 ± 769.51*

2216.61 ± 590.47

 < 0.001

3101.48 ± 748.6

2189.48 ± 633.14

 < 0.001

0.5

0.801

Protein (g/day)

121.03 ± 37.11

84.81 ± 24.01

 < 0.001

106.68 ± 32.09

84.22 ± 25.21

 < 0.001

0.158

0.91

Carbohydrate (g/day)

500.17 ± 140.71

348.57 ± 102.75

 < 0.001

460.17 ± 138.14

342.79 ± 113.71

 < 0.001

0.704

0.591

Fat (g/day)

106.82 ± 33.75

56.13 ± 18.54

 < 0.001

93.91 ± 28.19

55.89 ± 20.92

 < 0.001

0.193

0.639

Vitamin D (IU/day)

2.77 ± 5.37

2.32 ± 2.38

0.402

1.93 ± 3.81

2.11 ± 2.34

0.098

0.043

0.66

  1. *All presented values are means ± SD
  2. P1: P values denote significance of within-group changes
  3. P2: P values denote significance of between-group difference in the baseline
  4. P3: P values denote significance of between-group difference after intervention
  5. *Significant difference within group throughout the study (P < 0.05, paired samples t test or Wilcoxon)
  6. *Significant difference between groups throughout the study (P < 0.05, independent samples t test or U Mann–Whitney