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Table 2 Gender trend for response: not sure

From: Responses to a GP survey: current controversies in diet and cardiovascular disease

Questions

Female (n = 74)

Female

%

Male (n = 33)

Male

%

 1. Statins more important than diet

0

0%

0

0%

 2. Omega-3 relevant to cardiac events

34b

45.9%

9b

27.3%

 3. LDL more important than HDL

11

14.9%

6

18.2%

 4. Dietary saturated fat safe

26a

35.1%

6a

18.2%

 5. Endothelial dysfunction & dyslipidaemia

21

28.4%

4

12.1%

 6. NAFLD major risk factor for CVD

17

24.2%

8

23.0%

 7. Dietary carbohydrates neutral for CVD

11

14.9%

2

6.1%

  1. aSignificant gender difference at p < 0.05
  2. bBorderline non-significant gender difference at p = 0.07