Table 4 Distribution of studied patients with multiple sclerosis at Kasr Alainy Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Cairo, Egypt 2019–2020 according to adequacy of intake of energy and macronutrients among the study groups pre- and post-intervention
Compared intake with RDA## | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | P value # | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IG (N = 60) | CG (N = 60) | IG (N = 57) | CG (N = 56) | |||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Calories | Unsafe | 4 | 6.7 | 8 | 13.3 | 4 | 7.0 | 4 | 7.1 | 0.015* |
Unacceptable | 14 | 23.3 | 11 | 18.3 | 10 | 17.5 | 15 | 26.8 | ||
Acceptable | 26 | 43.3 | 27 | 45.0 | 38 | 66.7 | 22 | 39.3 | ||
Overconsumption | 16 | 26.7 | 14 | 23.3 | 5 | 8.8 | 15 | 26.8 | ||
Carbohydrate | Unsafe | 11 | 18.3 | 10 | 16.7 | 7 | 12.3 | 11 | 19.6 | 0.051 |
Unacceptable | 17 | 28.3 | 10 | 16.7 | 10 | 17.5 | 10 | 17.9 | ||
Acceptable | 15 | 25.0 | 26 | 43.3 | 36 | 63.2 | 23 | 41.1 | ||
Overconsumption | 17 | 28.3 | 14 | 23.3 | 4 | 7.0 | 12 | 21.4 | ||
Fat | Unsafe | 8 | 13.3 | 10 | 16.7 | 6 | 10.5 | 8 | 14.3 | 0.002* |
Unacceptable | 9 | 15.0 | 12 | 20.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 12 | 21.4 | ||
Acceptable | 22 | 36.7 | 21 | 35.0 | 37 | 64.9 | 17 | 30.4 | ||
Overconsumption | 21 | 35.0 | 17 | 28.3 | 6 | 10.5 | 19 | 33.9 | ||
Protein | Unsafe | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.091 |
Unacceptable | 3 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7.1 | ||
Acceptable | 6 | 10.0 | 14 | 23.3 | 10 | 17.5 | 6 | 10.7 | ||
Overconsumption | 50 | 83.3 | 44 | 73.3 | 47 | 82.5 | 46 | 82.1 | ||