Research Article

Effects of Polyphenol, Measured by a Biomarker of Total Polyphenols in Urine, on Cardiovascular Risk Factors After a Long-Term Follow-Up in the PREDIMED Study

Table 3

Changes in nutrient intake after 5 years with energy adjustment categorized by tertile of changes in TPE.

TPE (mg GAE/g creatinine)
(ΔTP < −11.4)(−11.4 ≤ ΔTP ≤ 24.6)(ΔTP > 24.6)
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDTimeGroupTime Group

Total carbohydrates (g/d)Baseline235.636.5238.443.2239.935.90.7360.9640.41
5 years239.763.1235.068.9235.661.0
Protein (g/d)Baseline88.436.591.243.292.735.90.120.6490.498
5 years94.518.692.719.594.417.7
Total fat (g/d)Baseline102.512.8100.812.6102.713.6<0.0010.5280.331
5 years110.723.1112.925.6113.424.4
MUFA (g/d)Baseline53.513.652.317.451.615.2<0.0010.970.19
5 years58.312.759.613.559.813.5
SFA (g/d)Baseline25.59.024.610.124.09.70.9490.8870.114
5 years24.26.424.87.425.17.3
PUFA (g/d)Baseline15.74.715.76.115.65.4<0.0010.7160.675
5 years19.05.919.05.619.65.5
Alcohol (g/d)Baseline14.15.213.35.413.44.80.0390.9790.75
5 years11.914.612.415.212.214.7
Fibre (g/d)Baseline24.26.024.65.625.26.4<0.0010.5640.204
5 years26.67.525.87.426.47.0
Cholesterol (mg/d)Baseline352.484.6353.194.6350.594.00.20.9460.975
5 years359.990.9358.098.7356.892.7
Na (mg/d)Baseline2322.4479.62273.1528.72263.7479.90.7360.9630.41
5 years2229.8644.52230.8728.02253.7652.0
K (mg/d)Baseline4230.9723.74164.3682.74300.6796.1<0.0010.2340.542
5 years4654.5826.84546.0963.74614.7805.9
Mg (mg/d)Baseline359.562.7358.458.1367.161.8<0.0010.4320.365
5 years398.582.1388.186.4394.380.8

SFA: saturated fatty acids, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids, GAE: gallic acid equivalent; TPE: total polyphenol excretion.
Data are given as means (SD); indicates statistical significance. Values with asterisks are statistically different from baseline by paired-samples -test (; ).
Data analysed by repeated measures 2-factor ANOVA.
Comparison between the time before and after intervention.
Comparison between tertile changes in TPE.
Comparison between measures obtained before and after intervention and between tertiles of TPE changes.