Table 1.

The response to dietary knowledge questions for the total group (A: n = 639), Cardiologists only (B: n = 120) and General Internists only (C: n = 517).

	A (%)	B (%)	C (%)	p*
A good source of monounsaturated fat is (circle all that apply)?
Butter	4	4	4
Canola Oil	50	43	51	0.07
Corn Oil	15	13	16
Flaxseed Oil	11	12	10
Olive Oil	74	82	73	0.10
Safflower Oil	30	24	32
Soybean Oil	21	18	16
don't know	6	6	6
The diet component that is most likely to raise triglycerides is (select one)
Fat	42	16	47	<.001
Carbohydrate	53	78	47
Protein	1	0.8	0.6
don't know	5	5	5
In general, what effect does a low-fat diet have on triglycerides?
Increase	7	16	4	<.001
Decrease	70	52	73
no change	20	26	26
don't know	4	6	4
In general, what effect does a low-fat diet have on HDL-c?
Increase	22	11	24	<.01
Decrease	24	30	23
No change	45	52	44
don't know	9	7	9

* reflects significant differences between percentage of internists and cardiologists answering each question correctly.