International Journal of Endocrinology

Research Article

Effect of Dietary Macronutrients on Postprandial Glucagon and Insulin Release in Obese and Normal-Weight Women

Table 2

Effect of the test meals on insulin and glucagon release (AUC value) in obese (N = 11) and normal-weight (N = 9) subjects (mean values and standard deviations).
 Row dataEnergy-adjusted data
CarbohydrateProteinFattyCarbohydrateProteinFatty
Mean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SD
 Insulin (μIU × h/ml)Insulin (μIU × h/ml per kcal)
Obese4869 ± 27843981 ± 21712349 ± 100423.3 ± 13.322.2 ± 12.13.2 ± 1.4
Normal-weight3929 ± 17193046 ± 14062231 ± 50918.8 ± 8.217.0 ± 7.83.0 ± 0.7
 Glucagon (ng × h/ml)Glucagon (ng × h/ml per kcal)
Obese921 ± 356926 ± 262926 ± 2624.4 ± 1.75.3 ± 2.11.2 ± 0.3
Normal-weight1196 ± 5141360 ± 6621792 ± 11765.7 ± 2.57.6 ± 3.72.4 ± 1.6