Table 2.

Regression coefficients for difference in lnTG or HDL-C per 5% difference in energy from macronutrients^a

All participants	White men (n = 3815)		White women (n = 4696)
	lnTG	HDL-C	lnTG	HDL-C
Carbohydrate	0.03 ± 0.005^*	−0.58 ± 0.11^*	0.01 ± 0.004^*	−0.70 ± 0.13^*
Total fat	−0.04 ± 0.01^*	0.79 ± 0.14^*	−0.02 ± 0.005^*	0.89 ± 0.17^*
Saturated fat	−0.08 ± 0.01^*	1.9 ± 0.31^*	−0.04 ± 0.01^*	2.3 ± 0.37^*
Monounsaturated fat	−0.09 ± 0.01^*	1.5 ± 0.32^*	−0.04 ± 0.01^*	1.8 ± 0.38^*
Polyunsaturated fat	−0.10 ± 0.03^*	0.89 ± 0.62^NS	−0.04 ± 0.02^†	0.35 ± 0.73^NS
n-3 polyunsaturated fat	−0.55 ± 0.23^†	17.9 ± 5.2^*	0.15 ± 0.15^NS	10.7 ± 5.1^†

β ± S.E. adjusted for energy intake (kcal/d), age (y), center, physical activity level (Baecke score), alcohol intake (g/d), smoking status (current/former/never), cigarette years, education level (up to and including grade school, high school without diploma, high school graduate, vocational school, college graduate, graduate school/professional school), and BMI.

p < 0.001.

^†

p < 0.05.

^NS p > 0.05.