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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 13.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2013 May 9;110(10):1782–1788. doi: 10.1017/S000711451300130X

Table 2. Postprandial serum glucose, insulin and lipid responses to the standard oral glucose (Glu) and white bread (Brd) challenges (Mean values and standard deviations, n 20).

Time (min)

0 15 30 45 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 P§ (treatment×time)
















Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Glucose (mmol/l)
 Glu 4.80 0.41 6.13* 0.75 7.54* 0.82 7.78* 1.24 7.24* 1.53 5.72 1.43 4.81 1.27 4.20* 0.81 4.11* 0.51 4.17* 0.44 4.33 0.37 4.49 0.33 4.63 0.31 0.0001
 Brd 4.78 0.34 4.81 0.37 5.91 0.92 6.47 0.84 6.26 0.90 5.48 0.84 5.05 0.93 4.85 0.89 4.79 0.72 4.72 0.51 4.55 0.34 4.51 0.34 4.58 0.32
Insulin (pmol/l)
 Glu 9 4 30* 13 52* 27 54 32 48 27 28 16 16 11 10 4 8 3 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 3 0.0001
 Brd 9 3 10 4 30 19 42 20 45 23 32 17 20 7 13 6 11 4 9 3 8 3 7 2 7 2
TC (mmol/l)
 Glu 4.59 0.71 4.67 0.77 4.57 0.72 4.48 0.77 4.49 0.73 4.50 0.72 4.50 0.70 4.46 0.68 4.50 0.69 4.46 0.64 4.52 0.69 4.52 0.69 4.58 0.64 0.231
 Brd 4.60 0.58 4.69 0.66 4.57 0.62 4.54 0.66 4.46 0.59 4.55 0.62 4.57 0.60 4.48 0.60 4.50 0.57 4.48 0.58 4.52 0.65 4.55 0.67 4.58 0.65
LDL-C (mmol/l)
 Glu 2.79 0.64 2.84 0.67 2.76 0.65 2.69 0.66 2.68 0.64 2.72 0.63 2.72 0.62 2.71 0.61 2.72 0.62 2.71 0.61 2.75 0.64 2.73 0.63 2.76 0.59 0.476
 Brd 2.81 0.57 2.86 0.61 2.78 0.60 2.76 0.62 2.70 0.57 2.76 0.59 2.76 0.56 2.71 0.55 2.72 0.55 2.73 0.56 2.76 0.60 2.77 0.59 2.80 0.59
HDL-C (mmol/l)
 Glu 1.50 0.33 1.53 0.36 1.49 0.34 1.46 0.34 1.46 0.34 1.47 0.34 1.48 0.34 1.47 0.33 1.49 0.33 1.48 0.31 1.49 0.33 1.49 0.34 1.51 0.37 0.408
 Brd 1.47 0.31 1.52 0.35 1.48 0.32 1.47 0.31 1.44 0.31 1.46 0.34 1.47 0.34 1.45 0.32 1.45 0.31 1.45 0.32 1.46 0.31 1.47 0.33 1.48 0.32
TAG (mmol/l)
 Glu 0.91 0.27 0.92 0.28 0.94 0.29 0.96 0.32 0.95 0.33 0.87 0.32 0.82 0.31 0.80 0.28 0.83 0.29 0.87 0.29 0.92 0.29 0.98 0.29 1.01 0.29 0.017
 Brd 0.88 0.27 0.89 0.27 0.92 0.24 0.94 0.27 0.93 0.30 0.93 0.33 0.91 0.31 0.89 0.32 0.89 0.30 0.90 0.30 0.93 0.32 0.95 0.33 0.98 0.33
NEFA (mmol/l)
 Glu 0.47 0.19 0.45 0.20 0.35 0.16 0.22 0.10 0.15* 0.05 0.10 0.03 0.10 0.03 0.16 0.07 0.32 0.15 0.49* 0.16 0.60* 0.18 0.69* 0.22 0.71 0.20 0.001
 Brd 0.44 0.11 0.38 0.11 0.40 0.14 0.33 0.12 0.23 0.08 0.13 0.04 0.11 0.03 0.14 0.06 0.22 0.09 0.29 0.11 0.40 0.12 0.50 0.12 0.62 0.14

TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL-cholesterol; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol.

*

Mean values were significantly different from those of the Brd challenge for each time point (P<001).

Mean values were significantly different from those of the Brd challenge for each time point (P<0.05).

The values represent the absolute concentrations for each outcome.