Research Article
Effect of Dietary Macronutrients on Postprandial Glucagon and Insulin Release in Obese and Normal-Weight Women
Table 1
Characteristics of the study groups (mean values and standard deviations).
| | Obese (N = 11) | Normal-weight (N = 9) | |
| | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | value | Age (years) | 28.9 ± 5.7 | 23.3 ± 5.3 | <0.05 | Body mass (kg) | 90.9 ± 11.5 | 59.1 ± 7.3 | <0.001 | BMI (kg/m2) | 33.3 ± 4.4 | 22.6 ± 2.0 | <0.001 | Body fat (kg) | 44.9 ± 5.3 | 29.2 ± 4.0 | <0.001 | Body fat (%) | 40.6 ± 8.5 | 17.3 ± 3.0 | <0.001 | Waist circumference (cm) | 104.0 ± 8.2 | 74.8 ± 2.2 | <0.001 |
| Fasting serum glucose (mg/L) | Before carbohydrate meal administration | 841 ± 75 | 848 ± 98 | NS | Before protein meal administration | 844 ± 62 | 799 ± 98 | NS | Before fatty meal administration | 838 ± 66 | 836 ± 63 | NS |
| Fasting serum insulin (μIU/mL) | Before carbohydrate meal administration | 6.1 ± 2.4 | 5.9 ± 2.7 | NS | Before protein meal administration | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 4.7 ± 3.6 | NS | Before fatty meal administration | 4.0 ± 1.5 | 4.1 ± 1.6 | NS |
| Fasting plasma glucagon (ng/mL) | Before carbohydrate meal administration | 3.01 ± 1.99 | 2.77 ± 0.75 | NS | Before protein meal administration | 3.18 ± 1.74 | 2.40 ± 0.37 | NS | Before fatty meal administration | 3.19 ± 1.49 | 2.68 ± 0.86 | NS |
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