Sociodemographic Factors, Nutritional Status, and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

Table 2

Nutrient intake.

	Healthy controls	POTS	value
Meat	4.00 (1.25–7.75)	4.00 (1.25–5.75)	0.794
Fish/seafood	1.00 (0–2.00)	1.00 (0–2.00)	0.712
Vegetables/legumes	6.00 (4.00–8.00)	5.50 (3.00–7.00)	0.042
Fruits/berries	4.00 (2.25–5.00)	3.00 (0.25–6.50)	0.550
Dairy products	6.00 (3.25–9.50)	5.50 (2.5–8.00)	0.531
Cereals	9.00 (7.25–11.75)	7.00 (3.25–9.00)	0.333
Candies	3.00 (3.00–5.00)	2.00 (1.25–4.00)	0.051

POTS: postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Values are given as median and interquartile ranges. Mann–Whitney U test. was considered statistically significant.