Evaluation of Nutrients Intake for a Group of Jordanian Older Adults with Sarcopenia Syndrome in Amman: An Explorative and Pilot Study

Table 6

Mean intake of energy, fiber, and macronutrients for the participants included in the study.

Macronutrients	Sarcopenia group mean ± SD	Nonsarcopenia group mean ± SD	value
Weight (gram)	1135.3 ± 251.0	1923 ± 336.5	≤0.001
Energy	1082.7 ± 283.2	1705.6 ± 503.8	≤0.001
Protein (g)	47.5 ± 14.2	71.3 ± 17.8	≤0.001
CHO (g)	137.3 ± 49.6	204.7 ± 71.2	≤0.001
Total dietary fiber (g)	10.4 ± 5.7	22.3 ± 8.8	≤0.001
Fat (g)	39.9 ± 15.9	70.7 ± 31.7	≤0.001

is set as significant, SD: standard deviation, CHO: carbohydrate, and (g): gram.