Table 2 Serum glucose, insulin and lipids before and after the 8-wk intervention periods
From: Dark chocolate and reduced snack consumption in mildly hypertensive adults: an intervention study
Dark chocolate period | Control period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
baselinea | 8 wk | baseline | 8 wk | p b | ||
glucose | (mmol/L) | 5.3 (0.4) | 5.4 (0.3) | 5.2 (0.4) | 5.4 (0.4) | ns. |
insulin | (mU/L) | 8.9 (4.6) | 8.6 (3.0) | 9.4 (3.5) | 9.4 (3.7) | ns. |
HOMA indexc | 2.12 (1.17) | 2.06 (0.71) | 2.09 (1.00) | 2.27 (0.96) | ns. | |
GLUAUCd | 14.8 (2.8) | 14.7 (2.4) | 14.3 (2.6) | 14.5 (2.5) | ns. | |
INSAUCd | 114.4 (71.0) | 112.8 (57.7) | 110.8 (73.7) | 110.4 (64.4) | ns. | |
total cholesterol | (mmol/L) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.4 (1.1) | ns. |
LDL- cholesterol | (mmol/L) | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.4 (1.0) | ns. |
HDL- cholesterol | (mmol/L) | 1.5 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.3) | ns. |
triglyserides | (mmol/L) | 1.23 (0.47) | 1.19 (0.50) | 1.27 (0.42) | 1.16 (0.48) | ns. |