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. 2017 May 12;117(7):1299–1307. doi: 10.1007/s00421-017-3610-4

Table 2.

Biochemical values for each condition

High GI breakfast + uninterrupted sitting Low GI breakfast + uninterrupted sitting High GI breakfast + activity breaks Low GI breakfast + activity breaks P value for main effect of sitting P value for main effect of breakfast GI P value for sitting × breakfast GI interaction
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) 4.38 (4.22, 4.53) 4.37 (4.22, 4.52) 4.39 (4.23, 4.54) 4.31 (4.16, 4.46) 0.735 0.535 0.625
Fasting plasma insulin (μU/mL) 7.38 (5.80, 8.97) 8.76 (7.17, 10.35) 8.55 (6.96, 10.14) 6.76 (5.17, 8.35) 0.531 0.750 0.020
Positive iAUC for blood glucose (mmol/L 4 h) 2.88 (2.49, 3.28) 2.25 (1.85, 2.64) 2.13 (1.74, 2.53) 2.01 (1.61, 2.40) 0.004 0.022 0.119
Positive iAUC for plasma insulin (μU/mL 4 h) 60.31 (48.61, 72.01) 55.05 (43.26, 66.84) 58.09 (46.36, 69.83) 52.03 (40.18, 63.89) 0.554 0.203 0.932
Total AUC for blood glucose (mmol/L 4 h) 20.25 (19.83, 20.68) 19.28 (18.85, 19.70) 19.51 (19.08, 19.94) 18.80 (18.38, 19.22) 0.001 <0.001 0.440
Total AUC for plasma insulin (μU/mL 4 h) 88.56 (76.62, 100.51) 83.45 (71.41, 95.48) 88.02 (76.04, 100.00) 79.78 (67.67, 91.87) 0.639 0.141 0.741

Data presented as mean (95% CI)

GI glycaemic index, iAUC incremental area under the curve, AUC area under the curve