Table 2 Dietary intake of food components in AS and healthy groups
From: Effect of food intake and ambient air pollution exposure on ankylosing spondylitis disease activity
|  | AS patients N = 30 mean (SD) | Controls N = 30 mean (SD) | P-value t Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Energy (kj/d) | 2061.66 (751) | 1652.18 (551) | 0.02* |
Carbohydrate (g/d) | 71.05 (22.8) | 63.35 (22.6) | 0.02* |
Protein (g/d) | 280.09 (105) | 217.75 (89) | 0.21 |
Fat (g/d) | 74.58 (29.7) | 60.547 (16.1) | 0.03* |
Cholesterol (mg/d) | 211.59 (130.7) | 206.75 (90.6) | 0.87 |
SF | 21.36 (7.1) | 18.96 (6.7) | 0.02* |
MUFA | 26.04 (12.5) | 19.55 (6.5) | 0.018** |
PUFA | 18.82 (8.7) | 13.83 (3.8) | 0.007** |
Fiber (gr/d) | 29.53 (23.4) | 19.56 (16.5) | 0.07 |