Table 3.
Area under the curve (AUC) values for each individual amino acid, total BCAA, total EAA, and total amino acids
| PPCBC30 | PPC | PPCBC30 vs. PPC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amino acid | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p value (t test) | ES (d) | % | 95% CI |
| Arginine | 373 | 94 | 360 | 82 | 0.241 | 0.15 | 3.6 | (-9.2, 34.9) |
| Glutamine | 2352 | 411 | 2318 | 348 | 0.267 | 0.09 | 1.5 | (-28.1, 97.8) |
| Citrulline | 101.4 | 32.6 | 102.0 | 36.3 | 0.851 | -0.02 | -0.6 | (-7.0, 5.8) |
| Serine | 303.8 | 78.6 | 291.3 | 61.7 | 0.157 | 0.18 | 4.3 | (-5.1, 30.0) |
| Asparagine | 418.1 | 143.4 | 419.7 | 125.1 | 0.904 | -0.01 | -0.4 | (-28.4, 25.2) |
| Glycine | 751.9 | 297 | 698.5 | 185.1 | 0.174 | 0.22 | 7.6 | (-25.0, 131.7) |
| Threonine | 359.6 | 82.3 | 351.4 | 76.0 | 0.404 | 0.10 | 2.3 | (-11.6, 28.0) |
| Alanine | 856.0a | 172.0 | 807.2 | 166.3 | 0.018 | 0.29 | 6.0 | (9.1, 88.5) |
| Ornithine | 216.3a | 63.0 | 200.8 | 58.8 | 0.054 | 0.25 | 7.7 | (-0.26, 31.4) |
| Methionine | 75.4 | 15.7 | 73.5 | 15.5 | 0.349 | 0.12 | 2.6 | (-2.2, 5.9) |
| Proline | 420.5 | 130.3 | 390.5 | 116.4 | 0.100 | 0.24 | 7.7 | (-6.1, 66.1) |
| Lysine | 603.9 | 96.8 | 581.5 | 117.0 | 0.093 | 0.21 | 3.9 | (-4.0, 48.8) |
| Aspartic acid | 13.9 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 3.5 | 0.082 | 0.29 | 10.3 | (-0.17, 2.7) |
| Histidine | 198.4 | 33.1 | 191.9 | 31.8 | 0.089 | 0.20 | 3.4 | (-1.1, 14.1) |
| Valine | 372.7 | 93.6 | 359.8 | 81.8 | 0.241 | 0.15 | 3.6 | (-9.2, 34.9) |
| Glutamic acid | 109.2 | 37.0 | 106.2 | 40.7 | 0.612 | 0.08 | 2.8 | (-9.0, 15.0) |
| Tryptophan | 176.6a | 43.6 | 163.5 | 47.5 | 0.003 | 0.29 | 8.0 | (4.8, 21.4) |
| Leucine | 465.7 | 83.6 | 444.4 | 87.5 | 0.073 | 0.25 | 4.8 | (-2.1, 44.6) |
| Phenylalanine | 164.6a | 28.2 | 159.7 | 29.7 | 0.053 | 0.17 | 3.1 | (-0.06, 9.8) |
| Isoleucine | 260.0 | 51.6 | 248.3 | 55.9 | 0.124 | 0.22 | 4.7 | (-3.4, 26.6) |
| Cysteine | 116.7a | 19.4 | 111.5 | 22.8 | 0.041 | 0.25 | 4.7 | (0.22, 10.2) |
| Tyrosine | 231.4 | 52.5 | 232.8 | 62.2 | 0.852 | -0.02 | -0.6 | (-15.7, 13.1) |
| Total BCAA | 1566.2 | 255.8 | 1496.4 | 274.1 | 0.103 | 0.26 | 4.7 | (-15.1, 154.8) |
| Total EAA | 2785.1a | 384.3 | 2666.7 | 435.5 | 0.050 | 0.29 | 4.4 | (0.26, 236.5) |
| Total amino acids | 9409.3a | 1340.6 | 9068.7 | 1183.5 | 0.039 | 0.27 | 3.8 | (18.3, 662.9) |
Values inside table are the calculated areas under the curves (AUC) using the trapezoidal rule. Unit of measure for AUC is μmol /L • 180 min
aBetween-group difference (p < 0.05) using paired samples t test. % = Percent difference between groups