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Table 3 Postprandial responses across time

From: Postprandial changes in cardiometabolic disease risk in young Chinese men following isocaloric high or low protein diets, stratified by either high or low meal frequency - a randomized controlled crossover trial

Time (h)

0

1

2.5

4

5.5

7

8.5

iAUC

Overall p (Diet)

D

Glucose (mmol/L)

          

CON-2

4.7 ± 0.6

6.1 ± 1.1a

5.4 ± 0.6a

4.8 ± 0.8a

6.8 ± 1.0a

5.7 ± 0.5

5.4 ± 0.8

536 ± 290

.003

 

CON-6

5.0 ± 0.8

6.2 ± 1.1

5.9 ± 0.5b

5.8 ± 0.6b

6.1 ± 0.5a

5.7 ± 0.7a

6.1 ± 1.1

480 ± 292

 

- 0.19

PRO-2

4.8 ± 0.4

5.2 ± 0.4b

5.0 ± 0.4a

4.9 ± 0.4a

5.2 ± 0.6b

5.2 ± 0.7

5.0 ± 0.8

185 ± 166

 

- 1.21

PRO-6

4.7 ± 0.4

5.2 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.4a

5.1 ± 0.4a

5.1 ± 0.5b

5.1 ± 0.6b

5.2 ± 0.7

214 ± 188

 

- 1.11

Insulin (μU/ml)

          

CON-2

6.1 ± 3.3

84.3 ± 45.3a

74.0 ± 43.6a

21.6 ± 16.8

105.6 ± 61.0a

62.0 ± 46.4

28.6 ± 17.9

28.4 ± 15.6 a

.001

 

CON-6

8.1 ± 5.0

49.7 ± 19.5

60.1 ± 31.9

45.6 ± 29.2a

53.7 ± 33.2

39.5 ± 22.0

44.8 ± 24.9

19.8 ± 10.3

 

- 0.57

PRO-2

6.0 ± 4.2

63.3 ± 41.2

58.7 ± 36.2

25.6 ± 18.5b

46.6 ± 22.5

34.4 ± 24.9

27.8 ± 25.9

18.1 ± 10.6

 

- 0.68

PRO-6

7.1 ± 3.6

47.6 ± 28.4b

39.4 ± 21.3b

30.8 ± 16.3

34.6 ± 12.6b

28.3 ± 15.4

36.0 ± 25.0

13.7 ± 7.1b

 

- 0.97

TAG (mmol/L)

          

CON-2

0.9 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.4

1.6 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.4

294 ± 133

.026

 

CON-6

1.1 ± 0.5

1.1 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.6

224 ± 139

 

- 0.52

PRO-2

0.9 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.4

1.7 ± 0.6

1.7 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.6

322 ± 91

 

0.21

PRO-6

1.0 ± 0.5

1.2 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.6

1.9 ± 0.8

1.9 ± 0.7

1.9 ± 0.7

2.0 ± 0.7

340 ± 175

 

0.34

hs-CRP (mg/L)

          

CON-2

0.74 ± 1.41

0.79 ± 1.44

-

0.74 ± 1.44

0.69 ± 1.39

-

0.72 ± 1.40

−0.5 ± 90

.17

 

CON-6

0.80 ± 1.04

0.81 ± 1.00

-

0.73 ± 0.87

0.66 ± 0.81

-

0.55 ± 0.70

−50 ± 115

 

- 0.55

PRO-2

0.64 ± 0.86

0.69 ± 0.84

-

0.70 ± 0.82

0.65 ± 0.77

-

0.63 ± 0.71

12 ± 71

 

0.14

PRO-6

0.12 ± 0.18

0.13 ± 0.21

-

0.15 ± 0.23

0.18 ± 0.24

-

0.17 ± 0.25

19 ± 35

 

0.22

Systolic BP (mmHg)

          

CON-2

120 ± 10

122 ± 10

121 ± 11

120 ± 7

118 ± 8

123 ± 9

122 ± 9

459 ± 3343

.84

 

CON-6

118 ± 6

120 ± 6

118 ± 9

116 ± 6

121 ± 8

120 ± 6

120 ± 6

249 ± 2101

 

−0.06

PRO-2

116 ± 8

123 ± 8

118 ± 11

118 ± 12

120 ± 13

116 ± 6

119 ± 8

1501 ± 4658

 

0.31

PRO-6

119 ± 8

119 ± 7

118 ± 12

120 ± 9

120 ± 7

118 ± 11

123 ± 9

245 ± 4209

 

−0.06

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

          

CON-2

78 ± 8

73 ± 8

76 ± 9

78 ± 7

71 ± 8

73 ± 8

77 ± 5

−1560 ± 2399

.86

 

CON-6

76 ± 6

76 ± 9

74 ± 7

73 ± 6

73 ± 4

76 ± 7

75 ± 6

−614 ± 2272

 

−0.39

PRO-2

78 ± 9

75 ± 5

74 ± 7

75 ± 9

77 ± 14

72 ± 8

77 ± 8

−1466 ± 3024

 

−0.04

PRO-6

79 ± 6

77 ± 10

76 ± 6

76 ± 6

76 ± 8

76 ± 8

77 ± 6

−1473 ± 2642

 

−0.04

  1. All values are mean ± standard deviation. n = 10. iAUC: Incremental Area under the Curve for 8.5 h period. D: Effect size Cohen’s d, Glass’sΔ correction. Figures with differing superscript letters are significantly different: p <0.05 (after Bonferroni correction)