FIGURE 4.

Changes in metabolic syndrome components among normotensive participants consuming a high-fat diet at baseline. Forest plot of estimated average change (intervention vs. comparison) for metabolic syndrome components in normotensive participants who consumed ≥36.6% energy from fat without a history of CVD (n = 10,371). Estimates of change are based on the estimated regression coefficients evaluated at the average eating patterns reported by the intervention group for increasing changes in energy from protein (Supplemental Table S3) and carbohydrates (Supplemental Table S4). Laboratory measurements based on a 5.8% subsample of trial participants. Because of skewed distributions glucose and triglycerides were log-transformed and ratios of geometric means were presented. BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol.