Table 1.
Characteristic | Low-Fat Diet Group (n = 154) | Low-Carbohydrate Diet Group (n = 153) |
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Sex, n (%) | ||
Male | 49 (32) | 50 (33) |
Female | 105 (68) | 103 (67) |
Race (non-Hispanic or Latino), n (%) | ||
White | 111 (72) | 106 (69) |
Black | 33 (21) | 35 (23) |
Asian | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (<1) | 0 (0) |
>1 race | 1 (<1) | 1 (<1) |
Race (Hispanic or Latino), n (%) | ||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 (0) | 3 (2) |
Black | 0 (0) | 1 (<1) |
White | 6 (4) | 7 (5) |
Mean age (SD), y | 44.9 (10.2) | 46.2 (9.2) |
Mean body mass index (SD), kg/m2 | 36.1 (3.46) | 36.1 (3.59) |
Mean weight (SD), kg | 103.5 (14.4) | 103.3 (15.5) |
Mean systolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg | 124.6 (15.8) | 124.3 (14.1) |
Mean diastolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg | 76 (9.7) | 73.9 (9.4) |
Mean triglyceride level (SD) | ||
mmol/L | 1.40 (0.83) | 1.28 (0.62) |
mg/dL | 124 (73.5) | 113.3 (54.6) |
Mean total cholesterol level (SD) | ||
mmol/L | 4.98 (0.85) | 4.88 (0.78) |
mg/dL | 192.4 (32.9) | 188.6 (30.2) |
Mean LDL cholesterol level (SD) | ||
mmol/L | 3.21 (0.76) | 3.11 (0.67) |
mg/dL | 124 (29.2) | 120.2 (25.7) |
Mean HDL cholesterol level (SD) | ||
mmol/L | 1.18 (0.30) | 1.20 (0.35) |
mg/dL | 45.4 (11.7) | 46.2 (13.5) |
Mean VLDL cholesterol level (SD) | ||
mmol/L | 0.60 (0.42) | 0.58 (0.36) |
mg/dL | 23 (16.1) | 22.4 (14) |
Mean total cholesterol level (SD) | ||
mmol/L | 0.12 (0.03) | 0.11 (0.04) |
mg/dL | 4.5 (1.3) | 4.4 (1.7) |
Mean non-HDL cholesterol level (SD) | ||
mmol/L | 3.80 (0.82) | 3.68 (0.75) |
mg/dL | 147 (31.7) | 142.2 (29.1) |
Mean hip BMD (SD), g/cm2 | 1.1 (0.12) | 1.1 (0.14) |
Mean spine BMD (SD), g/cm2 | 1.1 (0.13) | 1.1 (0.14) |
Mean lean mass (SD), kg | 61.3 (12.2) | 61.3 (13.0) |
Mean fat mass (SD), kg | 40.4 (7.8) | 40.0 (7.6) |
BMD = bone mineral density; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; VLDL = very-low-density lipoprotein.
There were no significant differences between the 2 groups.