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Table 4 Comparison of the leptin/ghrelin ratio after the HC- and HF-meal intake, in the population of study Group II

From: The relationship between the leptin/ghrelin ratio and meals with various macronutrient contents in men with different nutritional status: a randomized crossover study

G2

Time (min)

0

30

60

120

180

240

High-carbohydrate (HC) meal vs high-fat (HF) meal

N2-HC

7.02

±1.49

7.43

±1.41

8.70

±1.73

8.83

±2.10

8.18

±1.68

7.31

±1.25

N2-HF

7.01

±1.66

6.19

±1.45

6.97

±1.77

6.91

±1.54

7.55

±2.06

6.84

±1.51

†p=

0.99

0.22

0.10

0.06

0.63

0.67

O/O2-HC

38.21

±14.50

31.55

±12.12

30.58

±10.20

32.45

±10.82

37.57

±14.44

28.04

±10.01

O/O2-HF

27.50

±10.84

29.77

±10.11

29.76

±9.51

33.56

±11.89

25.63

±7.84

28.37

±8.38

‡p=

0.27

0.88

0.59

0.45

0.22

0.50

  1. The results are presented as mean values ± SE. † comparison between the high-carbohydrate (HC) and high-fat (HF) meals in the normal body weight (N2) group; ‡ comparison between the high-carbohydrate (HC) and high-fat (HF) meals in the overweight/obesity (O/O2) group