Table 2

Dietary intake and daily medication use^a

Variable	Overall (n = 52)	Exercise group (n = 24)	Control group (n = 28)	P^b
Dietary intake
Total calories (Kcal/day)	1780 (389)	1782 (391)	1779 (395)	0.979
Percent calories from fat	33 (6)	34 (5)	32 (7)	0.288
Percent calories from carbohydrates	50 (8)	49 (6)	51 (8)	0.253
Percent calories from protein	16 (3)	16 (3)	16 (4)	0.440
Total fat (g)	59 (15)	60 (14)	58 (17)	0.541
Total carbohydrate (g)	228 (61)	220 (54)	234 (67)	0.428
Total protein (g)	73 (23)	74 (21)	71 (25)	0.663
Daily medication use
ACE inhibitor	3 (5%)	1 (4%)	2 (7%)	0.646
Acetaminophen	3 (5%)	3 (13%)	0 (0%)	0.054
α-Antagonist	2 (4%)	2 (8%)	0 (0%)	0.119
Antibiotic	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0.350
Antifungal	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0.350
Anti-inflammatory	15 (29%)	7 (29%)	8 (29%)	0.962
Aspirin	3 (5%)	2 (8%)	1 (4%)	0.463
Atorvastatin	3 (5%)	1 (4%)	2 (7%)	0.646
β-Blocker	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0.350
Bisphosphonate	11 (19%)	7 (29%)	4 (14%)	0.190
Calcium channel blocker	1 (2%)	1 (4%)	1 (4%)	0.911
Diuretic	2 (4%)	1 (4%)	1 (4%)	0.911
Hormone replacement therapy	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0.350
Hydrogen ion blocker	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0.350
Leukotriene antagonist	1 (2%)	1 (4%)	0 (0%)	0.275
Nasal steroid	2 (4%)	1 (4%)	1 (4%)	0.911
Proton pump inhibitor	4 (7%)	3 (13%)	1 (4%)	0.228
Sedative	6 (12%)	4 (17%)	2 (7%)	0.284
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor	11 (19%)	6 (25%)	5 (18%)	0.530
Sumatriptan	1 (2%)	1 (4%)	0 (0%)	0.275
Thyroid hormone	13 (23%)	3 (13%)	10 (36%)	0.054
Ventolin	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0.350

^a Data are presented as the mean (SD) for continuous variables and frequency (percentage) for categorical variables.
^b P for the difference between groups.