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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Jan 15;26(4):1366–1375. doi: 10.1111/dom.15438

Table 2.

Results of Mixed Effects Regression Models Estimating the Association Between Protein Intake (grams) Consumed Within 4 Hours Prior to a Bout of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Glycemia During Physical Activity (n=112, bouts=447)

Category of Protein Intake TIR TBR TAR
Estimate P-Value 95% CI Estimate P-Value 95% CI Estimate P-Value 95% CI
Unadjusted Models
< 10 grams protein (bouts=99) 0.80% 0.90 (−11.80%, 13.39%) −1.06% 0.62 (−5.33%, 3.21%) 0.26% 0.97 (−12.82%, 13.34%)
10 – 19.9 grams protein (bouts=122) −1.45% 0.81 (−13.59%, 10.69%) −5.08% 0.02 (−9.19%, −0.97%) 6.15% 0.34 (−6.47%, 18.76%)
≥ 20 grams protein (bouts=159) 2.36% 0.69 (−9.30%, 14.02%) −5.86% <0.01 (−9.80%, −1.91%) 3.56% 0.56 (−8.56%, 15.67%)
Fully Adjusted Models*
< 10 grams protein (bouts=99) 2.58% 0.69 (−10.22%, 15.39%) −0.46% 0.33 (−6.84%, 2.30%) −2.03% 0.76 (−15.30%, 11.23%)
10 – 19.9 grams protein (bouts=122) 0.22% 0.97 (−12.10%, 12.54%) −4.41% 0.04 (−8.57%, −0.25%) 3.85% 0.55 (−8.93%, 16.62%)
≥ 20 grams protein (bouts=159) 1.19% 0.85 (−11.17%, 13.54%) −4.83% 0.02 (−9.00%, −0.66%) 3.74% 0.56 (−9.07%, 16.53%)
*

Estimates are adjusted for Estimates were adjusted for intervention group, study site, age, sex, insulin regimen, previous day insulin dose (units/kg), estimated body fat percentage, bout MET/mins, pre-exercise carbohydrate intake, and hours until midnight.

Reference Group = No Protein Intake Within 4 Hours Prior to MVPA Bouts (bouts=67)