Table 7 Weight and nutritional intake of patients at baseline and week 5 (Hong Kong sample only)
Variables | Intervention group (n = 8) a | Control group(n = 12) a | Between-group effect size b | P value c | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (kg) | ||||||
 Baseline | 52.63 (3.72) |  | 52.28 (3.08) |  |  |  |
 Week 2 | 52.22 (3.72) | −0.39 (0.51) | 52.27 (3.09) | −0.00 (0.42) |  | 0.418 |
 Week 3 | 52.04 (3.73) | −0.60 (0.60) | 51.92 (3.09) | −0.36 (0.79) |  | 0.193 |
 Week 4 | 51.54 (3.73) | −1.09 (0.63) | 51.58 (3.09) | −0.70 (0.50) |  | 0.267 |
 Week 5 | 52.80 (3.73) | 0.17 (0.64) | 51.80 (3.10) | −0.48 (0.50) | 0.05 | 0.148 |
Energy intake (kcal)* | ||||||
 Baseline | 1078.58 (102.51) |  | 932.14 (88.40) |  |  |  |
 Week 3 | 1168.70 (102.68) | 94.24 (115.71) | 953.83 (95.35) | 23.12 (60.07) |  | 0.115 |
 Week 5 | 1255.76 (106.45) | 182.81 (126.06) | 876.69 (99.35) | −43.49 (68.99) | 0.77 | 0.211 |
Protein intake (g)* | ||||||
 Baseline | 36.93 (3.98) |  | 35.36 (3.46) |  |  |  |
 Week 3 | 40.52 (4.00) | 3.63 (3.58) | 37.56 (3.69) | 2.78 (2.22) |  | 0.084 |
 Week 5 | 44.46 (4.09) | 7.59 (3.72) | 34.90 (3.76) | 3.24 (2.22) | 0.76 | 0.157 |