Characteristics of the studies reviewed

Variable	Dietary phase^a		Difference	P^b
Variable	40% CHO	60% CHO	Difference	P^b
Weight (kg)	103.5 ± 18.9	103.9 ± 18.8	0.4 ± 0.5	0.1
AUCglucose (mg/dL)	4101 ± 1326	3621 ± 891	480 ± 1289	0.4
AUCinsulin (uU/mL)	450 ± 140	644 ± 174	194 ± 148	0.02
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	175 ± 32	195 ± 44	20 ± 29	0.14
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	134 ± 73	198 ± 221	64 ± 162	0.37
HDL-C (mg/dL)	40 ± 7	41 ± 7	1 ± 5	0.75
LDL-C (mg/dL)	108 ± 21	116 ± 17	12 ± 60	<0.05

Table 1: Dietary-induced changes in weight and metabolic variables in six obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Note: Data are means ± SD. AUC=area under the curve; HDL-C=high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C=low density lipoprotein-cholesterol. ^aAll measurements were made at the end of each dietary phase. ^bPaired Student’s t-tests were used to compare the metabolic response at the end of each dietary period. P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.