Table 3.

Mean values (and 95 % confidence intervals) of clinical parameters for the five dietary patterns among adult Inuit (n 2327, missing 47), Greenland, 2005–2010

	Imported meat			Traditional food			Balanced diet			Unhealthy diet			Standard diet
	(n 192)			(n 591)			(n 123)			(n 636)			(n 785)
	Mean	95 % CI	P	Mean	95 % CI	P	Mean	95 % CI	P	Mean	95 % CI	P	Mean	95 % CI
FPG (mmol/l)	5·52	5·43, 5·59	0·3	5·73	5·68, 5·78	0·0001	5·61	5·50, 5·71	0·6	5·67	5·62, 5·71	<0·0001	5·56	5·52, 5·59
2-h plasma glucose (mmol/l)	5·47	5·22, 5·73	0·9	5·68	5·53, 5·84	0·03	5·55	5·22, 5·89	0·7	5·68	5·55, 5·84	0·03	5·46	5·34, 5·59
Fasting insulin (pmol/l)	39·6	37·1, 42·4	0·4	36·1	35·3, 38·1	0·04	37·1	34·1, 40·4	0·3	40·0	38·5, 41·5	0·2	38·7	37·6, 40·0
HOMA-IR	1·54	1·43, 1·65	0·3	1·44	1·38, 1·51	0·3	1·44	1·31, 1·58	0·5	1·56	1·51, 1·63	0·04	1·48	1·43, 1·54
HOMA-β	58·3	54·7, 62·1	0·2	48·7	46·9, 50·4	<0·0001	52·2	48·1, 56·7	0·2	54·9	52·8, 56·8	0·4	55·8	54·1, 57·61

FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment–insulin resistance index; HOMA-β, homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function.

Analyses are adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, waist circumference, physical activity, smoking and total energy intake. P values indicate the difference between the respective dietary pattern and the standard diet.