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. 2020 Sep 9;11:1094. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01094

Table 2.

Exploratory correlations between change in %BDNF, β-OHB, and glucose.

Study 1 (NW; n = 18) Study 2 (OB; n = 12)
Placebo Ketone Placebo Ketone
β-OHB AUC (mM × 120 min) −0.100 (−0.542, 0.385) −0.027 (−0.488, 0.445) 0.073 (−0.551, 0.645) 0.456 (−0.159, 0.816)
Glucose AUC (mM × 120 min) 0.005 (−0.462, 0.471) −0.028 (−0.489, 0.442) 0.191 (−0.462, 0.709) 0.448 (−0.169, 0.813)
Glucose iAUC (mM × 120 min) −0.039 (−0.497, 0.435) −0.048 (−0.504, 0.428) 0.085 (−0.543, 0.651) 0.759 (0.328, 0.923)*
Study 1 and 2 Combined (n = 30)
Placebo Ketone
β-OHB AUC (mM × 120 min) 0.078 (−0.296, 0.432) 0.616 (0.329, 0.799)*
Glucose AUC (mM × 120 min) 0.372 (0.007, 0.0650)* 0.589 (0.290, 0.783)*
Glucose iAUC (mM × 120 min) 0.221 (−0.159, 0.543) 0.657 (0.389, 0.822)*

Data are: correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval).

*

Significant correlation, p < 0.05.