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Table 3 Nutrients intakes of the subjects

From: A case-control study on the dietary taurine intake, nutrient status and life stress of functional constipation patients in Korean male college students

Variables

FC patients (n=52)

Control (n=52)

Total Calorie (kcal/day)

1876.2 ± 67.6*

1695.2 ± 51.9

Total protein (g/day)

74.3 ± 2.8

67.6 ± 2.3

   Animal protein(g/day)

42.0 ± 2.3

39.9 ± 2.2

   Plant protein (g/day)

32.3 ± 1.4**

27.8 ± 1.0

Total fat (g/day)

56.8 ± 2.2

52.4 ± 2.2

   Animal fat(g/day)

30.0 ± 1.7

31.9 ± 1.8

   Plant fat (g/day)

26.8 ± 1.4***

20.5 ± 1.0

Carbohydrate (g/day)

250.9 ± 10.0

226.1 ± 7.5

Dietary fiber (g/day)

15.9 ± 0.7

14.3 ± 0.5

Total calcium (mg/day)

434.7 ± 24.9

413.3 ± 22.4

   Animal calcium (mg/day)

183.0 ± 15.4

198.0 ± 17.0

   Plant calcium (mg/day)

243.2 ± 13.2*

199.5 ± 7.9

Phosphorous (mg/day)

955.8 ± 37.8

880.9 ± 31.9

Total iron(mg/day)

12.1 ± 0.7

10.9 ± 0.4

   Animal iron (mg/day)

3.7 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.2

   Plant iron (mg/day)

8.3 ± 0.7

7.2 ± 0.3

Sodium (mg/day)

3862.8 ± 188.1

3656.1 ± 141.1

Zinc (mg/day)

8.6 ± 0.4

8.1 ± 0.4

Vitamin A (μg RE/day)

663.4 ± 41.9

625.2 ± 28.6

Vitamin B1 (mg/day)

1.3 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

Vitamin B2 (mg/day)

1.2 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

1.9 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

Niacin (mg NE/day)

16.9 ± 0.9

16.1 ± 0.8

Vitamin C (mg/day)

63.2 ± 4.3

60.6 ± 3.4

Folic acid (μg/day)

190.6 ± 9.7

180.5 ± 7.1

Cholesterol (mg/day)

366.8 ± 23.0

338.1 ± 18.2

  1. Values are mean ± SE; *; p<0.05, **:p<0.01, ***:p<0.001 (by Student’s t-test)