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. 2019 Jun 11;14(6):e0218173. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218173

Table 4. ME and HIF used to determine NE per 100g of diet.

Variable HighPGR MedPGR LowPGR SEM P-value
ME (kcal/100g DM)1 458.9a 490.6b 505.5c 3.85 < 0.001
ME (kJ/100g DM) 1920.0a 2052.7b 2115.0c 16.1 < 0.001
HIF0–2 h2
HIF (% ME) 1.58 2.03 1.60 0.25 0.130
HIF (kcal/100g DM) 5.82a 8.87b 6.56a 1.00 < 0.001
HIF (kJ/100g DM) 24.4a 37.1b 27.4a 4.18 < 0.001
Measured NE (kcal/100g DM) 453.03a 481.7b 499.0c 1.00 < 0.001
Measured NE (kJ/100g DM) 1895.5a 2015.4b 2087.8c 4.18 < 0.001
HIF0–21 h3
HIF (% ME) 21.7 21.6 19.5 2.15 0.501
HIF (kcal/100g DM) 77.6 94.6 79.3 9.20 0.127
HIF (kJ/100g DM) 324.7 395.8 331.8 38.5 0.127
Measured NE (kcal/100g DM) 381.3a 396.0b 426.3c 9.20 < 0.001
Measured NE (kJ/100g DM) 1595.4a 1656.9b 1783.6c 38.5 < 0.001

a–cWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).

1Analyzed in Asaro et al. [4]

2HIF from 0–2 h postprandial

3HIF from 0–21 h postprandial