Table 1.
Biomarkers in subjects when consuming either one meal per day or three meals per day ¹
| One Meal | Three Meals | P2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose mg/dl | 95.9 ± 1.7 | 85.4 ± 1.7 | 0.0002 |
| Insulin μU/ml | 5.0 ± 0.7 | 5.8 ± 0.7 | 0.4329 |
| Glucagon pg/ml | 66.5 ± 7.7 | 62.1 ± 7.4 | 0.6878 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 0.8718 |
| OGIS | 403.4 ± 14.0 | 458.8 ± 13.9 | 0.0114 |
| ISI | 0.1 ± 0.004 | 0.1 ± 0.004 | 0.6552 |
| MCR | 8.8 ± 0.3 | 9.2 ± 0.3 | 0.4011 |
| β-cell function 1st phase | 782.1 ± 66.0 | 1013.85 ± 66.1 | 0.0209 |
| β-cell function 2nd phase | 239.0 ± 19.0 | 253.7 ± 19.0 | 0.5894 |
| Adiponectin pg/ml | 13.5 ± 1.3 | 13.5 ± 1.3 | 0.9919 |
| Resistin ng/ml | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 0.4147 |
| Leptin ng/ml | 20.2 ± 2.2 | 16.1 ± 2.1 | 0.18 |
| Ghrelin pg/ml | 163.2 ± 12.8 | 158.4 ± 12.8 | 0.7942 |
| BDNF ng/ml | 141.7 ± 26.7 | 148.1 ± 26.6 | 0.8175 |
¹
Data are presented as least squares means ± SEM, n = 15 (10 women, 5 men).
2
P value for the comparison of one meal versus three meals.