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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetologia. 2018 Feb 10;61(5):1142–1154. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4553-y

Table 3.

Baseline and post-surgical levels of glucose, insulin, and gut hormones secreted following a mixed meal prior to and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in participants with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and participants without diabetes (Control).

Variable Group n Baseline n 6-Month p-value (vs baseline) n 24-Month p-value (vs baseline)
Peak Glucose (mmol/l) T2DM 39 9.96 (9.14–10.78) 38 9.32 (8.89–9.75) 0.09 35 9.79 (9.32–10.25) 0.69
Control 21 6.88 (6.57–7.18) 22 7.98 (7.56–8.4) <0.001 17 9.05 (8.62–9.48) <0.001
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) <0.001 <0.001 0.022
Glucose AUC (mmol-4 hr/l) T2DM 39 2130 (1942–2319) 38 1523 (1445–1602) <0.001 35 1472 (1385–1559) <0.001
Control 21 1448 (1382–1514) 22 1278 (1234–1321) <0.001 17 1347 (1298–1395) 0.022
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) <0.001 <0.001 0.014
Peak Insulin (pmol/l) T2DM 39 491.9 (405.1–578.7) 38 807.5 (617–997.9) <0.001 35 771.4 (641.5–901.4) <0.001
Control 21 778.3 (596.8–959.7) 22 1137.4 (863.7–1411.2) 0.003 17 1221 (1022.1–1419.8) <0.001
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.006 0.05 <0.001
Insulin AUC (pmol-4hr/l) T2DM 39 66376 (57212–75539) 38 51305 (41779–60832) <0.001 35 44929 (38306–51552) <0.001
Control 21 89867(66916–112818) 22 57628(46770–68487) 0.001 17 57365(46776–67954) 0.006
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.06 0.39 0.05
Fasting GIP (pmol/l) T2DM 40 16.5 (13.3–19.7) 38 13.5 (12–15.1) 0.029 35 14.6 (12.9–16.3) 0.17
Control 21 15.1 (12.3–18) 22 12.5 (10.8–14.2) 0.1 17 14.7 (12.9–16.5) 0.78
p-value (T2DM vs Ctrl) 0.52 0.38 0.94
Peak GIP (pmol/l) T2DM 40 140.4 (124–156.9) 38 150.9 (131.1–170.7) 0.29 35 159.4 (133.7–185.1) 0.14
Control 21 129.2 103.8–154.6) 22 156.6 (130.3–182.8) 0.036 17 135.1 (112.4–157.9) 0.62
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.46 0.73 0.16
GIP AUC (pmol-4hr/l) T2DM 40 16167 (14522–17813) 38 11727 (10355–13099) <0.001 35 12435 (10544–14325) <0.001
Control 21 15879 (13280–18478) 22 13126 (11146–15107) 0.004 17 12048 (10042–14055) 0.001
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.85 0.25 0.78
Fasting GLP-1 (pmol/l) T2DM 40 4.3 (3.5–5.2) 37 3.5 (2.9–4) 0.04 35 3.3 (2.8–3.9) 0.011
Control 20 4.4 (3.3–5.4) 21 2.7 (2.1–3.3) <0.001 17 3.5 (2.7–4.3) 0.05
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.94 0.08 0.75
Peak GLP-1 (pmol/l) T2DM 40 9.7 (7.4–11.9) 38 68.5 (59.2–77.7) <0.001 35 66.9 (58.3–75.5) <0.001
Control 21 12.2 (3.1–21.3) 22 66.2 (49.7–82.6) <0.001 17 69.2 (56.5–82) <0.001
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.59 0.81 0.76
GLP-1 AUC (pmol/l) T2DM 40 1445 (1243–1647) 38 4441 (3971–4912) <0.001 35 4067 (3629–4505) <0.001
Control 21 1399 (1068–1730) 22 4194 (3435–4953) <0.001 17 3910 (3282–4538) <0.001
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.82 0.58 0.69
Fasting Glucagon (ng/l) T2DM 40 78.5 (71.6–85.4) 38 66.1 (59.9–72.4) <0.001 35 66.8 (61.5–72.1) <0.001
Control 21 85 (72–97.9) 22 70 (60.8–79.2) <0.001 17 68.6 (59–78.2) <0.001
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.38 0.49 0.75
Peak Glucagon (ng/l) T2DM 40 102.2 (91.9–112.5) 38 113.3 (106.5–120) 0.045 35 112.3 (105.4–119.2) 0.05
Control 21 99.2 (84.7–113.8) 22 105.9 (94.9–116.8) 0.17 17 109.9 (97.5–122.3) 0.05
p-value (T2DM vs Ctrl) 0.74 0.25 0.74
Glucagon AUC (ng-4 hr/l) T2DM 40 20490 (18782–22198) 38 21880 (20834–22925) 0.06 35 21526 (20124–22928) 0.19
Control 21 21356 (18312–24401) 22 22023 (19867–24179) 0.44 17 23083 (20385–25780) 0.14
p-value (Diabetes vs. Control) 0.62 0.91 0.31

Mean (95% CI). Estimates are based on Wald t-test from generalized linear model.