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. 2016 Feb 25;8(3):116. doi: 10.3390/nu8030116

Table 2.

Time-averaged areas under the curve for blood and plasma variables during post-breakfast and post-lunch postprandial periods.

CHO + WP 1,2 CHO NB
Glucose (mmol/L)
Post-breakfast AUC 3.8 ± 0.2 4.2 ± 0.2 4.2 ± 0.1
iAUC −0.4 ± 0.1 −0.2 ± 0.1 −0.2 ± 0.1
Post-lunch AUC 4.1 ± 0.1 4.0 ± 0.1 4.1 ± 0.2
iAUC 0.4 ± 0.2 −0.0 ± 0.1 −0.1 ± 0.2
Insulin (pmol/L)
Post-breakfast AUC 193.1 ± 26.3 a 154.7 ± 18.5 b 46.1 ± 8.0 c
iAUC 120.2 ± 15.3 a 83.5 ± 8.6 b −8.2 ± 2.8 c
Post-lunch AUC 130.7 ± 18.8 136.9 ± 15.7 110.8 ± 18.6
iAUC 70.8 ± 11.1 74.2 ± 9.4 68.9 ± 13.5
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
Post-breakfast AUC 0.77 ± 0.13 0.67 ± 0.07 0.66 ± 0.07
iAUC −0.02 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.02 −0.04 ± 0.02
Post-lunch AUC 1.16 ± 0.16 a 0.99 ± 0.11 a 0.82 ± 0.10 b
iAUC 0.42 ± 0.05 a 0.39 ± 0.04 a 0.18 ± 0.05 b
NEFA (mmol/L)
Post-breakfast AUC 0.13 ± 0.03 a 0.13 ± 0.03 a 0.44 ± 0.08 b
iAUC −0.42 ± 0.13 −0.35 ± 0.11 −0.08 ± 0.05
Post-lunch AUC 0.13 ± 0.02 a 0.18 ± 0.02 0.21 ± 0.02 b
iAUC 0.02 ± 0.02 a 0.01 ± 0.03 a −0.35 ± 0.08 b
Glycerol (µmol/L)
Post-breakfast AUC 37 ± 7 41 ± 5 57 ± 9
iAUC −34 ± 15 −30 ± 8 −4 ± 4
Post-lunch AUC 37 ± 6 45 ± 3 40 ± 7
iAUC −9 ± 4 −5 ± 6 −26 ± 13

1 Values presented as mean ± SEM; 2 Labeled values with different lowercase letters on the same row are significantly different between trials, p < 0.05. CHO: high-carbohydrate breakfast trial; CHO + WP: high-carbohydrate breakfast with added whey protein trial; iAUC: net incremental area under the curve; NB: no breakfast trial.