. 2021 Mar 2;9(5):e14773. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14773

TABLE 2.

Metabolic indices, following an oral glucose tolerance test, in all participants (n = 42), individuals with normal weight (n = 11), and obesity (n = 31), before exercise (Pre Ex) and 24 h after a single‐bout of exercise (24 h Post Ex), expending 500 kcal

Variables	All participants (n = 42)		Normal weight (n = 11)		Obesity (n = 31)
Variables	Pre Ex	24 h Post Ex	Pre Ex	24 h Post Ex	Pre Ex	24 h Post Ex
Glucose_AUC	16738 ± 3848	15396 ± 3343***	13947 ± 1802^a	13154 ± 1542^a	17718 ± 3849^b	16219 ± 3463^c
Insulin_AUC	13901 ± 7528	12065 ± 6976***	5766 ± 3825^a	4448 ± 3011^a	16866 ± 6126^b	14859 ± 5823^c
NEFA_AUC	41.6 ± 16.9	41.3 ± 17.9	23.4 ± 7.9^a	25.3 ± 7.2^a	48.3 ± 14.1^b	47.2 ± 17.0^b
Insulin resistance index	246.5 ± 158.2	194.8 ± 131.1***	80.4 ± 50.7^a	59.2 ± 42.1^a	306.1 ± 136.8^b	244.6 ± 116.5^c
Fet‐A_AUC	38933 ± 7168	37924 ± 6644 ^#	35110 ± 5436^a	35614 ± 5484^a	40212 ± 7197^b	38772 ± 6910^a
pFet‐A_AUC	262.2 ± 147	227.9 ± 138*	170.6 ± 57.9^a	185.9 ± 79.4^a	296.3 ± 153.7^b	243.3 ± 152.2^a
pFet‐A_AUC/Fet‐A_AUC	1.41 ± 0.81	1.30 ± 0.89	1.00 ± 0.30^a	1.07 ± 0.37^a	1.57 ± 0.88^a	1.38 ± 1.01^a
2 h glucose (mg/dl)	107.2 ± 30.1	98.9 ± 23.7*	95.7 ± 22.5^a	92.7 ± 13.2^a	111.3 ± 31.4^b	101.2 ± 26.5^a
2 h insulin (μU/ml)	92.3 ± 64.9	73.6 ± 60.0**	40.1 ± 28.9^a	33.7 ± 29.0^a	109.8 ± 63.7^b	88.6 ± 62.0^c
2 h NEFA (mEq/L)	0.25 ± 0.21	0.21 ± 0.12	0.11 ± 0.04^a	0.13 ± 0.08^a	0.31 ± 0.21^b	0.24 ± 0.13^b
2 h Fet‐A (μg/ml)	325.2 ± 65.4	319.7 ± 64.5	293.9 ± 46.2^a	295.4 ± 46.2^a	335.6 ± 67.4^a	328.7 ± 68.5^a
2 h pFet‐A (scan units)	2.27 ± 1.30	1.61 ± 1.26**	1.50 ± 0.44^a	1.53 ± 1.04^a	2.51 ± 1.39^b	1.65 ± 1.35^a
2 h pFet‐A/Fet‐A	1.46 ± 0.89	1.09 ± 0.99**	1.06 ± 0.33^a	1.01 ± 0.56^a	1.60 ± 0.9^b	1.13 ± 1.12^a

Data are shown as Means + SD. For comparisons between individuals with normal weight vs obesity, different letters in superscript following values indicate statistical significance either within the group or between groups, p < 0.05.

Abbreviation: AUC, area under the curve.

For comparison of Pre Ex vs 24 h Post variables among all participants, statistical significance is indicated as follows:

p < 0.05,

^**

p < 0.01,

^***

p < 0.001;

p = 0.0508.