From: Short term effects of a low-carbohydrate diet in overweight and obese subjects with low HDL-C levels
n* | Before-diet† | After-diet† | p value‡ | |
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Men§ | ||||
Metabolic Syndrome∥ | 16 | 50% | 17% | 0.031 |
Abnormal waist circumference criterion | 16 | 56% | 33% | 0.125 |
Abnormal glucose criterion | 18 | 11% | 6% | 1.000 |
Abnormal triglyceride criterion | 18 | 33% | 6% | 0.063 |
Abnormal HDL-C criterion | 18 | 100% | 61% | 0.016 |
Abnormal blood pressure criterion | 17 | 53% | 33% | 0.250 |
Women¶ | ||||
Metabolic Syndrome∥ | 25 | 48% | 24% | 0.070 |
Abnormal waist circumference criterion | 25 | 76% | 60% | 0.125 |
Abnormal glucose criterion | 25 | 16% | 28% | 0.250 |
Abnormal triglyceride criterion | 25 | 16% | 4% | 0.250 |
Abnormal HDL-C criterion | 25 | 100% | 88% | 0.250 |
Abnormal blood pressure criterion | 25 | 40% | 24% | 0.219 |