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. 2010 Oct 27;54(2):271–279. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-1927-1

Table 2.

Association of low GI fruit intake with study measurements in 152 completers

Study outcomes %∆ week 24–0 Value Change in fruit intake (% of total available carbohydrate intake)
Apples Citrus (oranges, tangerines, grapefruits Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries) Pears Prunus family (plum, peaches, nectarines) Total low GI fruit
HbA1c r −0.135 −0.219 −0.228 0.121 −0.073 −0.218
p 0.096 0.007 0.005 0.136 0.372 0.007
Glucose r −0.125 −0.008 −0.167 −0.014 −0.030 −0.141
p 0.124 0.918 0.040 0.863 0.715 0.083
Weight r −0.016 0.112 −0.096 0.123 −0.136 −0.014
p 0.846 0.170 0.239 0.132 0.095 0.865
Total cholesterol r −0.098 −0.001 0.019 −0.052 0.103 −0.020
p 0.228 0.990 0.813 0.522 0.208 0.804
LDL-cholesterol r 0.013 −0.007 −0.070 −0.009 0.059 0.007
p 0.872 0.928 0.395 0.911 0.473 0.930
HDL-cholesterol r 0.223 0.156 −0.105 0.098 0.060 0.216
p 0.006 0.055 0.199 0.231 0.459 0.008
TG r −0.210 −0.069 0.233 −0.090 0.103 −0.070
p 0.009 0.396 0.004 0.268 0.208 0.394
C-reactive protein r 0.031 −0.004 −0.071 0.151 0.050 0.065
p 0.716 0.960 0.403 0.075 0.559 0.443
Systolic blood pressure r −0.017 −0.006 −0.302 −0.035 −0.034 −0.122
p 0.839 0.940 0.000 0.666 0.682 0.134
Diastolic blood pressure r −0.017 −0.140 −0.162 0.035 0.069 −0.067
p 0.833 0.086 0.046 0.667 0.400 0.410
CHD risk r −0.211 −0.089 −0.067 −0.099 0.039 −0.192
p 0.009 0.274 0.409 0.223 0.635 0.018