Table 5 Distribution of the studied patients with multiple sclerosis at Kasr Alainy Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Cairo, Egypt 2019–2020 by activity, vitamin and mineral supplement intake, exposure to the sun and risk of malnutrition before and after counseling
Physical activity | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | P value # | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IG (N = 60) | CG (N = 60) | IG (N = 57) | CG (N = 56) | |||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Daily Effort | Very light | 21 | 35.0 | 18 | 30.0 | 13 | 22.8 | 23 | 41 | 0.111 |
Light | 31 | 51.7 | 31 | 51.7 | 33 | 57.9 | 24 | 42.9 | ||
Moderate | 8 | 13.3 | 11 | 18.3 | 11 | 19.3 | 9 | 16.1 | ||
Sport Practice | ≥ 3times/Week | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13.3 | 23 | 40.4 | 5 | 9 | 0.000* |
< 3times/Week | 12 | 20 | 4 | 6.7 | 17 | 29.8 | 5 | 9 | ||
No | 45 | 75 | 48 | 80 | 17 | 29.8 | 46 | 82 | ||
Supplement intake | Yes | 36 | 60 | 42 | 70 | 36 | 63.2 | 35 | 62.5 | 0.942 |
No | 24 | 40 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 36.8 | 21 | 37.5 | ||
Exposure to sun | Yes | 14 | 23.3 | 7 | 11.7 | 19 | 33.3 | 4 | 7.1 | 0.000* |
No | 46 | 76.7 | 53 | 88.3 | 38 | 66.7 | 52 | 92.9 | ||