Table 3: Mean daily values ± standard deviation of the acid load scores and their components. Stratification of items according to their animal/plant original source. Comparison between cases and controls.

Variable

Units

CONTROLS

CASES

Diff.(p)

 

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Total Proteins

g

109.6 ± 49.6

118.8 ± 42.3

0.0001

 Total proteins/energy

g/103 Kcal

56.2 ± 14.1

57.3 ± 12.8

0.14

 Animal proteins/energy

g/103 Kcal

51.7 ± 14.2

53.2 ± 12.9

0.04

 Plant proteins/energy

g/103 Kcal

4.6 ± 1.7

4.1 ± 1.6

< 0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

Total Phosphorus

mg

759.6 ± 256.9

776.2 ± 265.5

0.23

Total phosphorus/energy

mg/103 Kcal

389.9 ± 76.4

374.3 ± 70.9

0.0001

Animal phosphorus/energy

mg/103 Kcal

246.3 ± 70.4

241.3 ± 62.0

0.16

Plant phosphorus/energy

mg/103 Kcal

143.6 ± 45.1

133.1 ± 45.3

< 0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

Total Potassium

mg

2051.5 ± 678.5

2062.5 ± 754.7

0.77

Total potassium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

1064.7 ± 258.6

1000.4 ± 247.3

< 0.0001

Animal potassium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

379.4 ± 94.4

385.3 ± 91.3

0.24

Plant potassium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

685.3 ± 242.9

615.2 ± 242.4

< 0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

Total Magnesium

mg

178.8 ± 59.2

179.0 ± 65.8

0.95

Total magnesium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

92.5 ± 20.8

86.7 ± 20.9

< 0.0001

Animal magnesium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

27.7 ± 6.7

27.7 ± 6.1

0.96

Plant magnesium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

64.8 ± 20.2

59.0 ± 20.7

< 0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

Total Calcium

mg

854.2 ± 425.0

817.3 ± 466.4

0.12

Total calcium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

437.0 ± 192.4

391.6 ± 181.4

< 0.0001

Animal calcium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

222.4 ± 165.9

193.7 ± 153.1

0.0009

Plant calcium/energy

mg/103 Kcal

214.6 ± 69.9

197.9 ± 74.6

< 0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

PRAL

mEq

22.6 ± 21.7

29.7 ± 23.2

< 0.0001

NEAP

mEq

84.9 ± 31.3

90.9 ± 32.3

0.004