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Table 2 Degree of compliance to dietary recommendations

From: An oral health optimized diet can reduce gingival and periodontal inflammation in humans - a randomized controlled pilot study

Factor

Group

Week 1

Week 2

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Vitamin C

Experimental

0.46 (0.29)

0.49 (0.25)

0.70 (0.37)

0.80 (0.20)

0.76 (0.30)

0.79 (0.28)

Control

0.56 (0.20)

0.56 (0.25)

0.56 (0.32)

0.50 (0.34)

0.40 (0.31)

0.46 (0.22)

Omega-3 fatty acids

Experimental

0.04 (0.10)

0.07 (0.11)

0.82 (0.33)

0.82 (0.36)

0.87 (0.30)

0.83 (0.33)

Control

0.24 (0.43)

0.24 (0.43)

0.24 (0.43)

0.24 (0.43)

0.22 (0.44)

0.22 (0.44)

Fibers

Experimental

0.40 (0.29)

0.38 (0.27)

0.90 (0.17)

0.88 (0.16)

0.94 (0.14)

0.93 (0.15)

Control

0.50 (0.19)

0.64 (0.30)

0.44 (0.27)

0.48 (0.39)

0.48 (0.38)

0.48 (0.38)

Vitamin D

Experimental

0.13 (0.31)

0.11 (0.31)

0.41 (0.45)

0.42 (0.48)

0.43 (0.47)

0.47 (0.46)

Control

0.24 (0.43)

0.22 (0.44)

0.22 (0.44)

0.22 (0.44)

0.32 (0.46)

0.22 (0.44)

Antioxidants

Experimental

0.70 (0.42)

0.76 (0.41)

0.87 (0.29)

0.77 (0.42)

0.93 (0.22)

0.89 (0.31)

Control

0.60 (0.55)

0.48 (0.38)

0.56 (0.45)

0.62 (0.41)

0.58 (0.36)

0.54 (0.39)

Carbohydrate reduction

Experimental

0.18 (0.19)

0.10 (0.09)

0.88 (0.21)

0.92 (0.11)

0.96 (0.07)

0.98 (0.04)

Control

0.34 (0.11)

0.34 (0.09)

0.30 (0.20)

0.32 (0.16)

0.32 (0.27)

0.32 (0.13)

  1. Degree of compliance for dietary recommendations after analyzing the food diaries. Values are given in mean with the standard deviations in parentheses. [0 = no compliance, 1 = consumption 100 % as recommended]