Table 2 Energy, macronutrient and zinc, vitamins A and C intake of the women that participated in the study (N = 82) ¹

Energy (Kcal)

1,480.3 (1,140.5, 1,820.1)^a

1,767.7 (1,536.9, 1,998.6)^b

2,014.2 (1,725.8, 2,302.5)^c

Carbohydrates (g)

215.6 (23.5, 168.9)

258.8 (16.0, 227.0)

267.7 (19.9, 228.0)

Carbohydrates (%)

59.0 (53.8, 64.2)

58.4 (54.9, 62.0)

52.7 (48.3, 57.2)

Protein (g)

53.8 (7.3, 39.2)

59.0 (5.0, 49.1)

71.6 (6.2, 59.2)

Protein (%)

14.2 (12.4, 16.1)

12.9 (11.7, 14.2)

14.7 (13.2, 16.3)

Lipids (g)

46.4 (8.3, 29.9)^a

58.9 (5.6, 47.7)^b

76.6 (7.0, 62.6)^c

Lipids (%)

26.8 (22.6, 31.0)

28.6 (25.8, 31.5)

32.5 (29.0, 36.1)

Zinc (mg) ²

5.6 (4.4, 6.8)

4.5 (3.7, 5.3)

5.7 (4.6, 6.7)

Vitamin A (μg) ²

739.1 (536.1, 942.0)

643.3 (508.1, 778.6)

663.5 (491.8, 835.2)

Vitamin C (mg) ²

70.0 (27.8, 112.1)

94.5 (66.4, 122.6)

53.9 (18.2, 89.5)

Vitamin E (mg) ²

16.7 (12.3, 21.2)

16.0 (13.1, 18.9)

17.7 (14.0, 21.5)