Table 1.
Metabolic characteristic measures before and after 12 weeks of LCD and HCD from the original study. 18 Data are mean (SD)
| Variable | LCD | HCD | LCD vs. HCD (p‐value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Pre‐LCD) (N = 14) | (Post‐LCD) (N = 13) | (p‐value) | (Pre‐HCD) (N = 12) | (Post‐HCD) (N = 10) | (p‐value) | ||
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.5 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.7) | .284 | 4.8 (0.9) | 4.6 (0.6) | .271 | .084 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.97 (0.40) | 2.03 (0.40) | .500 | 2.09 (0.43) | 2.06 (0.48) | .084 | .005 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.7) | .238 | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.5) | .301 | .095 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.2) | .999 | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.3) | .363 | .452 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 134 (15) | 130 (14) | .485 | 128 (14) | 140 (9) | .007 | .091 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 79 (13) | 77 (9) | .678 | 75 (13) | 82 (9) | .068 | .087 |