Table 3.

Significant Differences in Symptom Reporting

Symptom	Patients (95% CI), %		P Value*
	Low-Fat Diet Group	Low-Carbohydrate Diet Group
Bad breath
3 mo	37 (28–46)	64 (54–72)	<0.001
6 mo	19 (12–29)	38 (28–49)	0.007
12 mo	30 (21–41)	42 (31–53)	0.147
24 mo	30 (20–43)	35 (25–47)	0.56
Overall			0.102
Hair loss
3 mo	18 (11–29)	21 (12–34)	0.67
6 mo	21 (12–33)	45 (31–60)	0.006
12 mo	19 (11–31)	29 (17–44)	0.24
24 mo	15 (7–28)	23 (12–39)	0.32
Overall			0.27
Constipation
3 mo	39 (30–48)	63 (53–71)	<0.001
6 mo	36 (26–46)	43 (33–54)	0.31
12 mo	33 (23–44)	53 (41–64)	0.010
24 mo	17 (11–26)	39 (28–52)	0.002
Overall			0.195
Dry mouth
3 mo	25 (18–35)	48 (39–58)	<0.001
6 mo	16 (10–26)	32 (23–43)	0.017
12 mo	21 (14–32)	38 (27–50)	0.028
24 mo	23 (14–34)	32 (22–44)	0.22
Overall			0.070

^*P values are for the difference between the 2 groups for each time point.