Table 2.
Effect of the high calorie and low-calorie treatments on body weight, glucose and insulin. Except for initial glucose, the values represent overall mean of the experimental period.
| Parameter | Treatment | SEM | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High calorie | Low calorie | Treatment | Time | Treatment × time | ||
| Initial glucose (mg/dL) | 101.1 | 102.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 86.2 | 68.6 | 0.6 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| Daily weight gain, kg | 0.39 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| Insulin, uIU/mL | 182.6 | 24.3 | 8.3 | 0.0001 | 0.007 | 0.14 |
| NEFA, µEq/L | 156.8 | 281.1 | 16.9 | 0.0001 | 0.009 | 0.15 |