Effects of Hydroxycitric Acid Supplementation on Body Composition, Obesity Indices, Appetite, Leptin, and Adiponectin of Women with NAFLD on a Calorie-Restricted Diet

Table 2

Energy and macronutrient intakes of the study participants throughout the study.

Variable	Intervention	Control
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Energy (kcal)
Before	1265 (789, 2016)	1216 (810, 1983)	0.035
After	909 (773, 1693)	788 (720, 1019)	<0.001
	<0.001	<0.001
Carbohydrate (g)
Before	181 (39, 326)	179 (142, 337)	0.527
After	120 (110, 216)	109 (89, 166)	<0.001
	0.054	<0.001
Protein (g)
Before	48 (26, 125)	45 (24, 63)	0.031
After	46 (40, 81)	35 (33, 54)	<0.001
	0.006	<0.001
Fat (g)
Before	36 (17, 59)	38 (15, 52)	0.011
After	28 (21, 76)	25 (16, 39)	0.005
	<0.001	<0.001

value for Mann–Whitney U-test; value for Wilcoxon signed-rank test. A value <0.05 is statistically significant. This table has been previously published.