Table 3 Comparison of baseline and final data

Table 3. Comparison of baseline and final data on daily macro and micronutrient intake in both groups after 8 weeks of intervention Experimental group (n=15) Nutritional Variables Initial Final Value p (Intra group) Control group (n=15) Initial Final Value p (Intra Group) Value p (Inter groups) Kilocalories (kcal) 1947, 8(1180, 1) 1585, 9(533, 2) 0, 173 1934, 5(877, 8) 2018, 2(475, 5) 0, 865 0, 009 Proteins (g) 75, 1(45, 3) 63, 8 1 (12, 6) 0, 118 69, 8(19, 0) 71, 2(23, 6) 0, 865 0, 096 Total CHO (g) 236, 1(171, 4) 231, 2(104, 5) 0, 460 288, 1(167, 5) 286, 1(76, 5) 1, 000 0, 404 Total Fat (g) 65, 7(44, 9) 49, 3(15, 7) 0, 004 60, 4(27, 2) 68, 5(9, 8) 0, 293 <0, 001 Colesterol (mg) 228, 6(132, 0) 180, 5 6 (7, 9) 0, 061 234, 1(123, 50) 222, 2(97, 6) 0, 532 0, 010 Saturated fat (g) 22, 2(12, 1) 15(6, 7) 0, 012 18, 2 (0, 3) 20, 1(8, 2) 0, 443 0, 004 MUFA (g) 21, 8(10, 9) 14, 7 (5, 8) 0, 001 16, 2(7, 2) 20(6, 8) 0, 020 <0, 001 PUFA (g) 13(6, 6) 11, 4(3, 7) 0, 057 13, 7(6, 9) 15, 3(2, 5) 0, 256 <0, 001 n-6 (g) 10, 9(6, 7) 9, 6(3, 6) 0, 551 11, 7(7, 8) 12, 7 (3, 2) 0, 222 0, 004 n-3 (g) 0, 8(0, 6) 0, 8(0, 30) 0, 045 1, 0(0, 4) 1(0, 10) 0, 850 <0, 001 Fiber (g) 13, 9(8, 8) 26, 0(10, 7) 0, 015 17, 4(10, 7) 16, 6(2, 9) 0, 755 <0, 001 Vitamin A (mg) 661, 2(522, 3) 1540, 2(666, 5) 0, 001 430, 8(289, 1) 532, 8(375, 1) 0, 496 0, 001 Betacarotene (µg) 1811, 5(2497, 6) 5152, 3(2443, 3) 0, 002 756(1266, 6) 1071, 5(1267, 6) 0, 820 <0, 001 Vitamin C (mg) 63(76, 1) 202, 8(75, 7) 0, 001 70, 3(41, 4) 70, 7(36, 0) 0, 776 <0, 001 Vitamin D (µg) 4(2, 3) 0, 706 4, 6 (3, 1) 3, 6(1, 5) 0, 609 0, 832 Vitamin E (mg) 6, 3(3, 2) 6, 8(1, 5) 0, 003 3, 7(2, 0) 4, 3(1, 7) 0, 191 0, 005 Folate (µg) 260, 2(139, 9) 373, 8(93, 5) 0, 125 342, 1(296, 0) 343, 6(95, 8) 0, 609 0, 282 Sodium (mg) 3066 (1696, 8) 2145, 9(596, 9) 0, 004 2527, 2(1245, 2) 2932, 6(1333, 8) 0, 820 0, 002 Magnesium (mg) 235, 2(115, 4) 261, 4(65, 2) 0, 233 273(102, 5) 252, 7(69, 8) 0, 609 0, 166 Zinc (mg) 10, 4(4, 4) 7, 6(3, 3) 0, 017 7, 9 (2, 5) 9, 9(3, 2) 0, 083 0, 003 Selenium (µg) 56, 9(25, 5) 64, 4(18, 8) 0, 65 62, 4(35, 0) 68, 9(15, 9) 0, 609 0, 425 CHO: carbohydrates, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids, n-6: Omega-6 fatty acids, n-3: Omega 3 fatty acids, g: gram, mg: miligrams, µg: micrograms. • The data are expressed as medium and RI: Interquartile Range. • The value p Between groups: This is the result of the adjustment by the basal measurement with the ANCOVA. p < 0. 05 statistically significant. Elcy Yaned et al. Diet Based on Food from the Colombian Andean Region Decreases C-reactive Protein, IL 6, and Leptin in Women with Obesity. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2019, Vol. 7, No. 10, 751 -758. doi: 10. 12691/jfnr-7 -10 -9 © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Science and Education Publishing.