Table 1.
Study participants’ baseline characteristics (n = 45)
| Inulin study |
Beta glucan study |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lean (n = 12) |
Prediabetic (n = 11) |
Lean (n = 11) |
Prediabetic (n = 11) |
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| Variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P-value | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P-value |
| Age, years | 54 | 12 | 59 | 7 | 0.197 | 59 | 8 | 61 | 7 | 0.648 |
| Height, m | 1.76 | 0.08 | 1.79 | 0.06 | 0.398 | 1.77 | 0.07 | 1.8 | 0.07 | 0.328 |
| Weight, kg | 73.5 | 9.3 | 93.3 | 10.3 | <0.001 | 76.1 | 7.8 | 96.5 | 12.6 | <0.001 |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 23.6 | 1.4 | 29.2 | 2.8 | <0.001 | 24.1 | 0.9 | 29.7 | 3.0 | <0.001 |
| Waist (cm) | 86.8 | 7.2 | 107.3 | 9 | <0.001 | 92.5 | 4.6 | 109.8 | 6.6 | <0.001 |
| Hip (cm) | 96.3 | 6.3 | 107.1 | 7.3 | 0.001 | 95 | 5.64 | 105.6 | 5.65 | <0.001 |
| Waist-Hip Ratio | 0.90 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.05 | <0.001 | 0.97 | 0.05 | 1.04 | 0.03 | 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 125 | 11 | 131 | 13 | 0.227 | 124 | 14 | 133 | 9 | 0.120 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 79 | 7 | 79 | 8 | 0.828 | 80 | 9 | 84 | 5 | 0.169 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L | 5.12 | 0.23 | 5.97 | 0.75 | 0.003 | 4.93 | 0.33 | 6.28 | 0.68 | <0.001 |
| OGTT 2 h glucose, mmol/L | 4.78 | 1.33 | 8.1 | 2.52 | 0.002 | 3.92 | 1.18 | 8.02 | 2.24 | <0.001 |
| HbA1c % | 5.3 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.022 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.002 |
| HbA1c mmol/mol Hb | 34 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 0.004 | 33 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 0.001 |
Notes: Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Differences between baseline characteristics of lean versus prediabetic participants were analyzed using a Student’s independent-samples t-test.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; ALAT, alanine-aminotransferase; Hb1Ac, hemoglobin 1Ac.