Table 4.

Effects of fructose and low protein diets on glucose tolerance in unmated controls and pregnant rats following two weeks of experimental diet feeding¹

Physiological status	Unmated Controls			Pregnant			SE	P2
Diet Treatment	CT	FR	LP	MatNuCT	MatNuFR	MatNuLP		Ph3	Diet	Ph× D
Baseline, mg/dL	58.6bc	71.0a	63.3b	55.8bc	50.9c	54.2bc	1.7	<0.05	0.34	<0.05
10 min, mg/dL	79.0ab	91.9a	82.6ab	64.0b	75.6ab	68.8b	4.8	<0.05	0.05	0.97
20 min, mg/dL	82.9a	84.7a	81.2a	58.6b	72.4ab	58.6b	4.0	<0.05	0.06	0.27
30 min, mg/dL	82.3a	78.8a	81.0a	56.7b	56.6b	57.7b	3.0	<0.05	0.82	0.86
AUC, mg·dL−1·min−1	4654a	5201a	4490ab	3763b	4302ab	3829b	263	<0.05	0.07	0.87

¹Least-square means and standard errors

²P value associated main effects

³Physiological status

^{a, b, c, d}Means with different superscripts in the same row differ (P < 0.05)