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Table 3 Comparison of nutrient intake between UC patients and healthy controls [M(P25, P75)]

From: Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Ulcerative Colitis: a case–control study

*Nutrients

Cases

Controls

**P-value

***Adjustment of P-value

Energy (Kcal)

1697.0 (1451.0,2052.0)

1844.0 (1693.0,2126.0)

0.007

0.010

Protein (g)

63.6 (52.7,76.5)

76.3 (68.6,86.9)

 < 0.001

0.002

Total fat (g)

55.4 (46.3,68.3)

60.2 (54.9,66.4)

0.023

0.028

SFA (g)a

27.6 (19.6,36.7)

18.3 (16.4,21.3)

 < 0.001

0.002

MUFA (g)a

11.4 (9.2,13.9)

24.4 (20.3,27.0)

 < 0.001

0.002

PUFA (g)a

16.2 (12.4,22.1)

17.7 (14.4,20.5)

0.134

0.145

n- 3 Fatty acids (g)

6.7 (4.9,12.1)

9.4 (7.9,12.3)

 < 0.001

0.002

n- 6 Fatty acids (g)

8.4 (6.9,10.9)

7.9 (6.3,9.1)

0.030

0.035

Carbohydrates (g)

239.5 (195.3,309.4)

257.9 (217.9,295.2)

0.082

0.093

Fibre (g)

8.1 (6.5,10.3)

10.8 (9.5,12.4)

 < 0.001

0.002

Cholesterol(mg)

434.5 (361.0,495.0)

257.9 (217.9,295.2)

 < 0.001

0.002

Vitamin A(μg)

288.0 (216.0,472.0)

301.0 (259.0,332.0)

0.311

0.323

Vitamin D(μg)

1.4 (1.1,1.9)

1.7 (1.4,1.9)

0.002

0.003

Vitamin E(mg)

9.9 (7.9,13.4)

11.5 (9.7,14.3)

0.004

0.006

Thiamin(mg)

0.8 (0.7,1.1)

1.0 (0.8,1.2)

0.005

0.007

Riboflavin(mg)

0.9 (0.7,1.0)

1.1 (1.0,1.2)

 < 0.001

0.002

Vitamin B6 (mg)

0.1 (0.1,0.1)

0.1 (0.1,0.2)

 < 0.001

0.002

Vitamin B12(μg)

0.0 (0.0,0.0)

0.0 (0.0,0.2)

 < 0.001

0.002

Vitamin C (mg)

68.7 (52.8,85.7)

88.4 (76.7,98.7)

 < 0.001

0.002

Folic acid(μg)

40.9 (26.8,61.2)

59.2 (49.1,76.3)

 < 0.001

0.002

Niacin(mg)

13.2 (10.4,16.5)

16.3 (15.0,17.9)

 < 0.001

0.002

Magnesium(mg)

238.0 (195.0,291.0)

283.0 (250.0,311.0)

 < 0.001

0.002

Iron(mg)

17.6 (14.1,20.8)

18.7 (16.5,21.7)

0.011

0.014

Zinc(mg)

9.2 (7.3,11.1)

10.7 (9.7,11.6)

 < 0.001

0.002

Selenium(μg)

41.6 (33.0,49.6)

45.7 (40.3,55.7)

0.001

0.002

Tea(g)

0.0 (0.0,2.0)

0.0 (0.0,2.0)

0.344

0.344

  1. SFA, Saturated fatty acid, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
  2. a[M (P25, P75)]
  3. **Independent samples t-test, significant at p < 0.05
  4. ***Adjusted P-values using the Benjamini Hochberg method
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