Table 2:

Comparison of low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet scores by fat type for metabolic syndrome and components of metabolic syndrome (N=8,222)

Variables	Categories	Low-carbohydrate, high-total fat diet score			Low-carbohydrate, high-unsaturated fat diet score			Low-carbohydrate, high-saturated fat diet score
		M ± SD	t/F	P	M ± SD	t/F	P	M ± SD	t/F	P
Metabolic syndrome	Yes	10.74 ± 0.20	8.923	<.001	10.78 ± 0.20	8.772	<.001	10.66 ± 0.18	9.161	<.001
	No	12.54 ± 0.07			12.55 ± 0.07			12.38 ± 0.07
Abdominal obesity	Yes	11.53 ± 0.17	5.541	<.001	11.52 ± 0.17	5.738	<.001	11.43 ± 0.16	5.445	<.001
	No	12.50 ± 0.07			12.52 ± 0.07			12.34 ± 0.07
Elevated blood pressure	Yes	10.68 ± 0.17	10.536	<.001	10.81 ± 0.17	10.003	<.001	10.59 ± 0.17	10.598	<.001
	No	12.60 ± 0.07			12.61 ± 0.07			12.45 ± 0.07
High triglyceride	Yes	11.29 ± 0.17	6.692	<.001	11.34 ± 0.17	6.522	<.001	11.21 ± 0.16	6.679	<.001
	No	12.51 ± 0.07			12.53 ± 0.07			12.36 ± 0.07
Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol	Yes	11.65 ± 0.12	6.918	<.001	11.66 ± 0.12	7.106	<.001	11.51 ± 0.12	7.214	<.001
	No	12.66 ± 0.08			12.68 ± 0.08			12.51 ± 0.08
Impaired glucose levels	Yes	11.39 ± 0.16	6.552	<.001	11.49 ± 0.17	5.866	<.001	11.23 ± 0.15	7.096	<.001
	No	12.54 ± 0.07			12.54 ± 0.07			12.39 ± 0.07