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Table 7 Correlations between blood glucose, serum insulin, plasma ghrelin and subjective satiety responses following the test meals

From: Endosperm and whole grain rye breads are characterized by low post-prandial insulin response and a beneficial blood glucose profile

 

GP

II

Insulin

Incremental peak

GI

Hypoglycaemia

neg AUC (30-180 min)

Subjective satiety

180 min

(delta from fasting)

NS

NS

NS

NS

-0.28*

Ghrelin

relative increase

(0 to180 min)

-0.40 ***

0.33 **

0.34 **

NS

0.26*

Hypoglycaemia

neg AUC 1

(30-180 min)

-0.43 ***

0.22 *

0.38 ***

-0.39 ***

 

GI

NS

0.35 **

NS

  

Insulin

incremental peak

-0.64 ***

0.72 ***

   

II

-0.48 ***

    
  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, NS = non significant. (Spearman's partial coefficients controlling for subjects (two-tailed test)).