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Table 2 Macronutrient intake assessed using semi-quantitative food records

From: Monitoring for compliance with a ketogenic diet: what is the best time of day to test for urinary ketosis?

Subject

Carbohydrates (% of total energy intake)

Protein (% of total energy intake)

Fat (% of total energy intake)

Before KDa

At the end of KDa

Substudy dayb

Before KDa

At the end of KDa

Substudy dayb

Before KDa

At the end of KDa

Substudy dayb

1

42.8

8.5

6.4

13.2

20.9

19.7

44.1

70.6

74.0

2

47.3

6.6

6.0

12.9

25.3

19.5

39.8

68.1

74.5

3

47.9

5.7

8.0

12.8

20.3

19.8

39.3

74.0

72.2

4

47.5

5.8

6.3

13.7

14.2

17.4

38.8

80.1

76.3

5

51.3

12.8

9.1

12.3

20.9

23.8

36.4

66.3

67.1

6

42.8

7.9

3.6

16.5

17.9

21.1

40.7

74.1

75.3

7

50.4

6.3

5.4

15.4

24.6

26.8

34.2

69.1

67.8

8

54.1

4.4

5.1

14.0

16.5

12.8

31.9

79.1

82.1

9

49.7

8.1

6.0

14.9

19.8

19.3

35.4

72.2

74.8

10

44.6

6.7

3.3

15.0

17.7

19.6

40.4

75.6

77.1

11

37.8

8.3

5.2

14.9

19.6

17.8

47.2

72.0

77.0

12

46.4

10.7

9.7

15.6

17.7

16.3

38.0

71.6

73.9

Mean ± SD

46.9 ± 4.4

7.6 ± 2.3

6.2 ± 2.0

14.3 ± 1.3

19.6 ± 3.2

19.5 ± 3.5

38.8 ± 4.2

72.7 ± 4.1

74.3 ± 4.0

P c

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 
 

0.027

 

0.883

 

0.079

  1. amean of 7-day food record
  2. bmean of 1-day food record
  3. c t-test for paired variables