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Table 1 Comparison of nutrient intake between patients in the two groups

From: Dietary triggers of gut inflammation following exclusive enteral nutrition in children with Crohn’s disease: a pilot study

 

Group A (n = 7)

Group B (n = 7)

p value

p value adj

Total energy (kcal)

2057 (1916, 2305)

1906 (1473, 2252)

0.365

0.217

Total energy (% EAR)

97.2 (89.2, 118)

85.7 (69.3, 105)

0.08

0.177

Fat (g)

71.6 (65.7, 82.5)

75.3 (63, 83.6)

0.764

0.719

Fat (% kcal)

32.3 (28.4, 35.5)

33.8 (30.6, 35.6)

0.418

0.317

SFA (g)

25.0 (24.3, 33.1)

29.0 (24.8, 37.4)

0.602

0.533

SFA (% kcal)

11.7 (10.5, 13.9)

13.1 (10.9, 15.2)

0.381

0.269

MUFA (g)

27.1 (20.9, 27.7)

21.8 (17.5, 24.5)

0.237

0.315

MUFA (% kcal)

10.9 (9.8, 12.0)

10.5 (9.7, 11.5)

0.463

0.78

PUFA (g)

11.5 (9.8, 12.9)

9.4 (6.9, 10.8)

0.082

0.236

PUFA (% kcal)

4.8 (3.8, 6.5)

4.3 (4.1, 5.1)

0.336

0.887

Carbohydrates (g)

267 (239, 303)

246 (225, 284)

0.415

0.19

Carbohydrates (% kcal)

52.5 (48.5, 56.0)

51.6 (49, 56.9)

0.831

0.807

Sugars (g)

97.4 (84.1, 105)

93.3 (89.1, 118)

0.636

0.393

Sugars (% kcal)

18.9 (16.2, 22)

21.4 (20.9, 24.2)

0.175

0.393

Dietary fibre (g)

12.1 (11.2, 19.9)

9.9 (7.6, 12.1)

0.03

0.068

Dietary fibre (% RNI)

55 (46, 99.5)

44.8 (30.3, 48.5)

0.023

0.071

Starch (g)

146 (105, 154)

126 (120, 144)

0.366

0.216

Protein (g)

82.2 (73.7, 90.2)

65.4 (37.2, 89.5)

0.179

0.159

Protein (% kcal)

16.8 (13.8, 17.3)

14.9 (10.7, 15.9)

0.135

0.196

Protein (% RNI)

262 (195, 291)

211 (88.4, 215)

0.026

0.069

Vitamin A (µg)

485 (451, 762)

695 (485, 1000)

0.709

0.464

Vitamin A (% RNI)

80.8 (75.2, 153)

139 (80.8, 167)

0.948

0.617

Vitamin D (µg)

1.2 (0.9, 1.6)

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

0.536

0.844

Vitamin C (mg)

115 (62.1, 127)

102 (77.6, 117)

0.909

0.871

Vitamin C (% RNI)

362 (207, 401)

291 (194, 389)

0.821

0.743

Thiamine (mg)

1.8 (1.2, 2.2)

1.4 (0.8, 1.9)

0.297

0.483

Thiamine (% RNI)

251 (171, 310)

159 (101, 212)

0.068

0.214

Vitamin B2 (mg)

1.3 (1.1, 1.7)

1.4 (1, 1.8)

0.608

0.352

Vitamin B2 (% RNI)

141 (112, 174)

129 (103, 153)

0.343

0.404

Vitamin B6 (mg)

2.3 (1.6, 2.8)

2.2 (1.7, 3.2)

0.938

0.548

Vitamin B6 (% RNI)

234 (141, 276)

184 (145, 267)

0.63

0.772

Niacin (mg)

34.3 (26.8, 42.5)

32.3 (25.8, 37.3)

0.338

0.323

Niacin (% RNI)

283 (224, 354)

231 (172, 249)

0.104

0.143

Folic acid (µg)

215 (163, 306)

211 (172, 294)

0.784

0.71

Folic acid (% RNI)

139 (81.5, 204)

106 (86, 147)

0.374

0.859

Vitamin B12 (µg)

3.4 (2.9, 4.9)

3.6 (2.8, 4.9)

0.89

0.472

Vitamin B12 (% RNI)

337 (195, 412)

324 (187, 414)

0.828

0.567

Pantothenic acid (mg)

4.8 (4.2, 5.7)

4.2 (3.2, 6.6)

0.454

0.708

Biotin (µg)

24 (22.1, 27)

22.1 (16.2, 39)

0.893

0.357

Vitamin E (mg)

6.4 (3.6, 7.6)

6.1 (4.5, 6.5)

0.816

0.717

Sodium (mg)

2084 (1977, 2834)

2073 (1399, 2682)

0.528

0.365

Sodium (% RNI)

130 (124, 177)

130 (87.4, 168)

0.528

0.365

Chloride (mg)

3307 (2368, 4315)

3647 (2180, 3756)

0.484

0.49

Chloride (% RNI)

167 (94.7, 238)

146 (121, 150)

0.244

0.362

Potassium (mg)

2293 (1930, 3068)

2326 (1807, 2617)

0.468

0.651

Potassium (% RNI)

115 (99, 223)

84.4 (72.4, 96)

0.127

0.4

Calcium (mg)

1068 (718, 1323)

1103 (645, 1470)

0.942

0.951

Calcium (% RNI)

128 (93.3, 157.2)

102 (79.6, 115)

0.142

0.571

Phosphorus (mg)

1241 (1005, 1323)

1103 (814, 1470)

0.527

0.821

Phosphorus (% RNI)

241 (171, 290)

177 (130, 191)

0.04

0.174

Magnesium (mg)

262 (187, 285)

207 (179, 270)

0.53

0.981

Magnesium (% RNI)

101 (66.8, 142)

82.3 (68.8, 90.1)

0.218

0.692

Iron (mg)

10.9 (7.9, 14.1)

8.9 (8.2, 12.7)

0.414

0.979

Iron (% RNI)

114 (69.6, 148)

76.4 (73.5, 112)

0.257

0.886

Zinc (mg)

11.4 (6.70, 13.8)

7.8 (6.35, 10.2)

0.393

0.745

Zinc (% RNI)

153 (95.7, 164)

106 (86.7, 117)

0.179

0.474

Copper (mg)

0.99 (0.95, 1.55)

1.07 (0.76, 1.26)

0.443

0.857

Copper (% RNI)

136 (95, 221)

111 (95.4, 134)

0.268

0.964

Iodine (µg)

91.7 (80, 117)

117 (90.3, 162)

0.468

0.322

Iodine (% RNI)

77.4 (70.5, 106)

102 (64.5, 124)

0.811

0.46

Selenium (µg)

42 (31, 49.3)

30 (24, 54.7)

0.382

0.762

Selenium (% RNI)

110 (67.4, 153)

73.3 (44.4, 121)

0.159

0.531

Cholesterol (mg)

208 (160, 286)

203 (73, 268)

0.464

0.506

Carotene (ug)

1561 (325, 3497)

950 (179, 1939)

0.370

0.415

  1. Group A: patients with faecal calprotectin levels above the median levels at food reintroduction, Group B: patients with faecal calprotectin values below the median levels at food reintroduction. p value adj: p value adjusted for faecal calprotectin levels at the end of EEN. Values are presented as medians (Q1, Q3). EAR: Estimated average requirement, MUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: Polyunsaturated fatty acids, RNI: Reference nutrient intake, SFA: Saturated fatty acids