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. 2013 Feb 15;3(2):134–144. doi: 10.1002/brb3.124

Table 2.

Blood results

Lipid infusion Without lipid infusion


Glucose (mmol/L) Insulin (mU/L) FFA (mmol/L) B-OHB (mmol/L) Glucose (mmol/L) Insulin (mU/L) FFA (mmol/L) B-OHB (mmol/L)
Baseline 3.6 ± 0.4 0.21 ± 0.08 0.3 ± 0.2 0.39 ± 0.03 3.5 ± 0.3 0.23 ± 0.07 0.3 ± 0.1 0.38 ± 0.03
3 h 3.5 ± 0.2 0.23 ± 0.11 1.3 ± 0.3** 0.64 ± 0.11** 3.4 ± 0.3 0.17 ± 0.09* 0.1 ± 0.1 0.37 ± 0.02
4 h 3.3 ± 0.3 0.21 ± 0.09 1.2 ± 0.4** 0.70 ± 0.15** 3.4 ± 0.3 0.15 ± 0.09** 0.05 ± 0.05** 0.36 ± 0.01

Data expressed as mean ± SD. Blood results for studies performed both with cognitive testing and resting studies, n = 11. B-OHB = β-hydroxybutyrate.

*

P < 0.001 versus baseline;

**

P < 0.0001 versus baseline.