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Table 1 Equol producers and non-producers: subject characteristics and daily intake of isoflavones and nutrients 1

From: Effects of short-term fructooligosaccharide intake on equol production in Japanese postmenopausal women consuming soy isoflavone supplements: a pilot study

 

Equol producer

Equol non-producer

P-value2

 

n = 21

n = 13

 

Age (year)

53.1 ± 4.3

54.4 ± 3.8

0.168

Height (cm)

155.6 ± 4.7

155.2 ± 4.6

0.776

Weight (kg)

52.5 ± 7.4

51.5 ± 4.6

0.504

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.6 ± 1.7

21.1 ± 2.3

0.328

Daily intake

   

  Isoflavones (mg)

41.6 ± 22.0

54.8 ± 48.7

0.195

  Energy (kcal)

1820 ± 284

1796 ± 352

0.765

  Protein (g)

72.0 ± 14.7

71.9 ± 14.5

0.986

  Fat (g)

56.3 ± 13.7

49.1 ± 13.6

0.038

  Carbohydrate (g)

246 ± 51

261 ± 54

0.264

  Calcium (mg)

630 ± 167

639 ± 232

0.855

  Dietary fibre (g)

17.3 ± 4.4

19.6 ± 8.4

0.212

  1. 1All values are mean ± SD.
  2. 2Differences in age, height, weight, body mass index, and daily isoflavone and nutrient intake between equol producers and non-producers were examined by using unpaired t-tests.
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