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Table 3 Nutrient intakea of inactive and physically active participants at Month 1

From: Statin prescription initiation and lifestyle behaviour: a primary care cohort study

 

Physically inactiveb

Physically activec

p value*

(n = 75)

(n = 17)

Total fat (% of total energy)

34.75 (5.80)

30.42 (6.83)

<0.01

Saturated fat (% of total energy)

13.43 (3.36)

10.31 (3.25)

<0.01

Monounsaturated fat (% of total energy)

11.08 (2.44)

9.88 (3.06)

0.15

Polyunsaturated fat (% of total energy)

5.04 (1.62)

4.88 (1.59)

0.72

Dietary fibre (gm/day)

13.25 (4.59)

16.30 (8.31)

0.04

Fruit and vegetable intake (portions/day)

2.60 (1.16)

3.37 (1.49)

0.02

  1. aNutrient intake based on 4 day food diary;bGodin physical activity score <24;cGodin physical activity score ≥24
  2. *p value for significant difference between groups (independent samples t-test)