Table 2 Nutrient pattern and some dietary fatty acids (mean ± SD) recorded in the no dietary advice and the dietary advice groups at baseline and after 36 months.

Baseline (n = 279)

36 Months (n = 241)

Baseline (n = 279)

36 Months (n = 244)

p

8.6 ± 2.0

7.8 ± 1.8^c

8.5 ± 2.1

7.7 ± 1.9^c

ns

247 ± 65

228 ± 61^a

246 ± 71

234 ± 63^c

ns

48.6 ± 6.2

50.0 ± 6.4^b

49.1 ± 6.6

51.7 ± 6.8^c

<0.01

82 ± 19

76 ± 17^c

82 ± 19

77 ± 19^c

ns

16.3 ± 2.3

16.8 ± 2.4^b

16.6 ± 2.6

17.1 ± 2.5^a

ns

73 ± 22

62 ± 20^c

71 ± 24

58 ± 20^c

ns

31.3 ± 5.5

29.6 ± 5.4^c

30.4 ± 5.4

27.6 ± 5.5^c

<0.05

27.2 ± 9.9

24.2 ± 8.5^c

27.0 ± 10.4

21.4 ± 8.3^c

<0.01

27.0 ± 8.1

20.1 ± 6.4^c

26.0 ± 8.7

18.4 ± 6.3^c

ns

13.8 ± 5.0

12.7 ± 4.9^c

12.5 ± 5.0

13.1 ± 5.5

<0.001

10.0 ± 4.1

9.9 ± 4.1

8.9 ± 4.1

9.9 ± 4.7^b

<0.01

2.9 ± 1.3

2.5 ± 1.2^c

2.8 ± 1.2

2.7 ± 1.1

<0.01

1.4 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.6^c

<0.01

0.53 ± 0.17

0.55 ± 0.16

0.49 ± 0.16

0.63 ± 0.17^c

<0.001