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/m^2)	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