Groups | Control (N = 64) | RG (N = 56) | P-value |
|---|
TIBC | 339.97 (± 47.63) | 337.3(± 45.40) | 0.69 |
Fe | 88.16 (± 37.57) | 78.17 (± 32.46) | 0.20 |
K | 4.30(± 0.35) | 4.25 (± 0.39) | 0.54 |
Na | 141.5 (± 1.78) | 141.38 (± 1.73) | 0.77 |
Cl | 105.07(± 1.98) | 106.26(± 2.35) | 0.06 |
Ca | 2.26 (± 0.11) | 2.22 (± 0.15) | 0.18 |
- The unit of total iron-binding capacity and Fe is μg/dL. The unit of K, Na, Cl, and Ca levels is mmol/L. The RG group had more than 4 servings/day of plant protein (the control group had 3 or fewer servings). The FFQ categories are described in the “Methods” section. All values are represented as the mean ± SD. All data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA. A p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
