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Table 5 Comparison of the means of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients intake in A-T patients and controls

From: Selenium levels and glutathione peroxidase activity in patients with ataxia-telangiectasia: association with oxidative stress and lipid status biomarkers

 

A-T patients

N = 22

Controls

N = 18

P-value

Energy (Kcal)

1522.4

(1233.8–1673.1)

1744.1

(1431.0–2333.2)

0.031

Carbohydrate (g)

211.1

(187.8–249.6)

255.4

(218.4–354.3)

0.029

Protein (g)

60.3

(51.2–68.2)

76.8

(60.3–93.2)

0.010

Total fat (g)

42.5

(37.2–47.3)

44.1

(38.4–60.1)

0.127

Saturated fat (g)

13.9

(10.8–16.7)

17.1

(12.4–23.7)

0.068

Monounsaturated fat (g)

10.3

(6.3–11.6)

12.2

(11.2–15.4)

0.007

Polyunsaturated fat (g)

5.6

(4.0–7.6)

9.8

(6.6–13.5)

0.001

Trans fat (g)

0.5

(0.3–0.7)

0.9

(0.7–1.9)

0.006

Copper (mg)

0.6

(0.5–0.8)

0.6

(0.5–0.8)

0.913

Selenium (µg)

56.1

(43.2–66.0)

68.8

(63.0–80.1)

0.016

Zinc (mg)

7.1

(5.9–8.9)

6.0

(4.5–7.1)

0.074

Retinol (µg)

249.5

(176.8–395.0)

208.9

(150.5–247.2)

0.772

Ascorbic acid (mg)

74.6

(57.3–100.7)

57.6

(52.4–77.2)

0.142

  1. Significance level of Mann–Whitney test, Median (IQ25-75)