|
Variables
|
Dill powder (n = 21)
|
Placebo (n = 21)
|
P valuea
|
P valueb
|
|---|
|
Energy (kcal)
|
|
Baseline
|
1881 ± 161
|
1796 ± 167
|
0.100
|
0.113
|
|
End
|
1861 ± 176
|
1811 ± 163
|
0.339
|
0.257
|
|
P valuec
|
0.412
|
0.593
| | |
|
Carbohydrate (g)
|
|
Baseline
|
249.61 ± 23.19
|
240.40 ± 20.46
|
0.180
|
0.146
|
|
End
|
246.51 ± 23.61
|
238.23 ± 14.28
|
0.179
|
0.113
|
|
P valuec
|
0.270
|
0.536
| | |
|
Protein (g)
|
|
Baseline
|
75.41 ± 6.15
|
73.43 ± 6.09
|
0.303
|
0.240
|
|
End
|
74.61 ± 5.72
|
72.04 ± 6.65
|
0.187
|
0.145
|
|
P valuec
|
0.210
|
0.135
| | |
|
Fat (g)
|
|
Baseline
|
61.53 ± 5.37
|
59.66 ± 4.74
|
0.241
|
0.196
|
|
End
|
60.26 ± 6.24
|
61.93 ± 4.32
|
0.169
|
0.098
|
|
P valuec
|
0.147
|
0.113
| | |
|
Vitamin A (U)
|
|
Baseline
|
377.38 ± 103.76
|
321.32 ± 85.71
|
0.064
|
0.034*
|
|
End
|
368.66 ± 115.02
|
352.93 ± 88.03
|
0.622
|
0.693
|
|
P valuec
|
0.779
|
0.159
| | |
|
Vitamin C (mg)
|
|
Baseline
|
87.03 ± 27.87
|
91.36 ± 29.58
|
0.628
|
0.744
|
|
End
|
91.44 ± 30.92
|
96.85 ± 32.20
|
0.582
|
0.633
|
|
P valuec
|
0.592
|
0.541
| | |
|
Vitamin E (mg)
|
|
Baseline
|
2.03 ± 0.72
|
2.38 ± 0.85
|
0.166
|
0.205
|
|
End
|
1.85 ± 0.52
|
2.12 ± 0.63
|
0.146
|
0.136
|
|
P valuec
|
0.171
|
0.095
| | |
- Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation
- *P < 0.05 considered as significant, and significant values are shown in bold type
- aBetween-group comparison of variables at baseline and after intervention from independent t test (for all variables)
- bBetween-group comparison of variables at baseline and after intervention from analysis of covariance in the adjusted models (adjusted for age, duration of disease and body mass index)
- cWithin-group comparison of variables from paired sample t test (for all variables)
