Table 1.

Sample characteristics

(Numbers and percentages; standard errors)

	Individuals on an LCD			General population
	Number of observations (n)	Weighted proportion (%)	se	Number of observations (n)	Weighted proportion (%)	se
Age
19–30 years	n 46	17·11	3·15	n 5729	23·34	0·66
31–50 years	n 116	33·51	3·82	n 8866	35·55	0·62
51 years and older	n 145	49·39	4·80	n 12 198	41·11	0·63
Sex
Male	n 119	42·72	4·18	n 13 431	49·76	0·38
Female	n 188	57·28	4·18	n 13 362	50·24	0·38
Race/Ethnicity
Mexican American	n 32	4·81	1·14	n 4111	8·96	0·78
Other Hispanic	n 21	3·10	0·98	n 2770	5·91	0·47
Non-Hispanic White	n 158	74·41	2·85	n 11 001	65·51	1·48
Non-Hispanic Black	n 43	5·39	1·02	n 5852	11·67	0·78
Other Race - Including Multi-Racial	n 53	12·29	2·14	n 3059	7·95	0·47

LCD, low-carbohydrate diets.

The sample included n 307 individuals on a low-carbohydrate diet and n 26 793 denying a special diet.