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Table 4 Dietary intakes of overweight/obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

From: Nano-curcumin improves glucose indices, lipids, inflammation, and Nesfatin in overweight and obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Dietary intakes

Nanocurcumin (n = 42) Mean(SD)

Placebo (n = 42) Mean(SD)

P-value

Energy (kcal)

Baseline

2473.2(470.5)

2338.6(496.3)

0.2*

0.001**

1.5 Months

2089.9(412.9)

2267.0(468.4)

0.07

3 Months

2019.4(380.5)

2205.9(476.0)

0.05

Protein (g)

Baseline

100.7(30.7)

97.1(32.7)

0.6

0.3

1.5 Months

93.7(24.9)

93.8(31.8)

0.8

3 Months

84.1(28.7)

92.9(31.4)

0.2

Protein (%)

Baseline

16.3(3.7)

16.5(4.1)

0.7

0.2

1.5 Months

18.0(3.8)

16.4(3.9)

0.06

3 Months

16.6(4.8)

16.7(4.1)

0.8

Carbohydrate (g)

Baseline

296.1(55.6)

280.5(81.9)

0.3

0.3

1.5 Months

253.8(68.9)

252.3(58.9)

0.9

3 Months

256.2(47.8)

266.0(73.3)

0.3

Carbohydrate (%)

Baseline

48.5(7.7) %

47.8(9.0) %

0.7

0.5

1.5 Months

48.4(8.7) %

45.1(8.7) %

0.08

3 Months

51.2(7.4) %

48.1(8.0) %

0.07

Fat total (g)

Baseline

103.1(32.8)

97.0(27.4)

0.3

0.001

1.5 Months

82.3(22.5)

102.4(31.1)

0.001

3 Months

78.7(20.6)

90.4(24.6)

0.02

Fat total (%)

Baseline

37.00(6.9) %

37.5(7.4) %

0.7

0.1

1.5 Months

35.5(6.7) %

40.2(7.1) %

0.003

3 Months

34.8(4.9) %

37.0(6.6) %

0.09

Cholesterol (mg)

Baseline

268.2(168.8)

282.3(178.7)

0.7

0.3

1.5 Months

273.9(150.8)

271.3(153.1)

0.9

3 Months

198.3(126.8)

263.9(125.6)

0.01

Saturated fat (g)

Baseline

27.3(11.4)

25.5(9.2)

0.7

0.03

1.5 Months

22.5(7.2)

27.9(9.7)

0.005

3 Months

21.2(8.5)

25.6(9.8)

0.03

Monounsaturated fatty acid (g)

Baseline

37.8(13.7)

36.1(9.8)

0.5

0.008

1.5 Months

30.4(8.9)

36.7(11.6)

0.006

3 Months

28.5(8.2)

33.7(9.0)

0.008

Polyunsaturated fatty acid (g)

Baseline

26.4(13.6)

25.0(11.6)

0.5

0.06

1.5 Months

20.3(7.6)

26.6(15.3)

0.1

3 Months

20.2(6.8)

22.1(7.1)

0.4

Vitamin A (RAE) (μg)

Baseline

316.8(210.7)

349.0(264.2)

0.6

0.6

1.5 Months

366.9(287.1)

319.7(270.6)

0.2

3 Months

416.2(378.3)

407.0(344.8)

0.4

Carotenoids (μg)

Baseline

8009.3(6994.8)

7580.6(6601.1)

0.7

0.8

1.5 Months

8527.0(6850.7)

8068.6(6627.9)

0.7

3 Months

8184.9(6718.9)

8705.7(7724.2)

0.9

Vitamin C (mg)

Baseline

97.0(84.4)

79.8(61.3)

0.4

0.9

1.5 Months

83.8(61.0)

74.2(69.4)

0.1

3 Months

95.1(73.5)

85.7(71.8)

0.2

Calcium (mg)

Baseline

1086.0(502.2)

1115.7(521.2)

0.7

0.1

1.5 Months

1025.8(360.1)

910.2(473.1)

0.03

3 Months

897.8(408.9)

1076.8(475.1)

0.06

Iron (mg)

Baseline

15.0(3.5)

14.8(5.0)

0.7

0.3

1.5 Months

14.1(4.0)

13.7(3.1)

0.6

3 Months

13.1(3.1)

14.1(4.0)

0.1

Vitamin D (μg)

Baseline

1.0(1.8)

1.9(2.1)

0.01

0.02

1.5 Months

2.4(3.6)

1.1(1.6)

0.03

3 Months

2.1(3.5)

1.4(1.6)

0.9

Vitamin E (mg)

Baseline

29.7(19.0)

28.7(13.1)

0.7

0.5

1.5 Months

24.9(9.2)

27.0(14.6)

0.4

3 Months

23.7(8.6)

26.9(8.2)

0.1

Vitamin B1 (mg)

Baseline

1.9(0.3)

1.7(0.5)

0.08

0.01

1.5 Months

1.6(0.4)

1.5(0.4)

0.3

3 Months

1.5(0.3)

1.7(0.5)

0.06

Vitamin B2 (mg)

Baseline

1.9(0.7)

2.0(0.8)

0.5

0.1

1.5 Months

1.9(0.6)

1.8(0.6)

0.1

3 Months

1.7(0.7)

1.9(0.7)

0.1

Vitamin B3 (mg)

Baseline

30.3(13.2)

27.8(12.9)

0.4

0.4

1.5 Months

25.7(10.2)

27.2(14.7)

0.8

3 Months

24.2(10.6)

26.3(11.9)

0.4

Vitamin B6 (mg)

Baseline

2.2(0.7)

1.9(0.6)

0.05

0.02

1.5 Months

1.8(0.5)

1.8(0.7)

0.5

3 Months

1.7(0.6)

1.9(0.6)

0.1

Folate (DFE) (μg)

Baseline

504.0(222.7)

443.6(181.5)

0.3

0.04

1.5 Months

425.7(155.8)

426.5(149.7)

0.7

3 Months

413.0(126.7)

471.7(152.9)

0.05

Vitamin B12 (μg)

Baseline

4.1(2.5)

4.4(2.5)

0.6

0.6

1.5 Months

5.1(2.8)

4.6(2.5)

0.5

3 Months

4.3(3.0)

4.4(2.4)

0.9

Vitamin K (μg)

Baseline

148.6(224.4)

134.9(287.3)

0.1

0.8

1.5 Months

142.6(279.7)

86.5(135.3)

0.5

3 Months

192.2(366.3)

168.8(419.1)

0.6

Zinc (mg)

Baseline

12.4(3.3)

12.7(3.7)

0.7

0.7

1.5 Months

12.6(4.0)

12.4(3.3)

0.7

3 Months

11.5(3.7)

12.1(4.5)

0.6

Selenium (μg)

Baseline

113.7(34.2)

119.9(54.1)

0.7

0.2

1.5 Months

120.4(58.1)

99.2(37.9)

0.09

3 Months

112.0(57.7)

106.6(44.5)

0.6

Fiber total (g)

Baseline

29.8(12.8)

31.0(16.1)

0.9

0.09

1.5 Months

30.1(16.5)

27.1(15.1)

0.5

3 Months

24.5(9.5)

31.5(15.6)

0.03

  1. *Total of the column: t-test or Mann-Whitney; **Total of the column: Two way repeated measures-ANOVA (TWRM-ANOVA)