Table 1:

Deconvolution Parameters for C-Peptide

	LFM	HFM	HFHP
Secretory Pulses (pulses/12 h)	5.4 (0.5)	6.7 (0.4)	6.1 (0.5)
Half Width (nmol/L)	20.9 (4.0)	12.2 (1.5)	16.3 (3.4)
Half Life (min)	71.9 (8.6)	67.2 (8.4)	69.4 (7.3)
Pulse Mass (nmol/L/pulse)	4929 (945)	4189 (686)	5319 (972)
Peak Amplitude (nmol/L/pulse)	405 (94)	417 (96)	573 (210)
Pulse interval (min)	140.5 (16.1)	111.7 (10.2)	112.4 (6.3)
Production Rate (mass/pulse)	23,859 (3,793)	26,718 (4,465)	28,717 (7,135)

All values reported as means and standard error of the mean. LFM-low frequency meals, HFM-high frequency meals, HP-high protein.

^*p=0.07 vs HFM

^†P=0.08 vs HFM; n=13; mean (SE)