TABLE 5.
Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and insulin sensitivity (Matsuda index) after intake of granola with cereal beta-glucan in different amounts.
| Baseline | Low beta-glucan | Medium beta-glucan | High beta-glucan | p-value# | |
| HOMA-IR | 15.3 (12.3–19.4) | 14.2 (7.9–20.0) | 10.4 (6.5–14.1) | 10.8 (7.8–14.1) | 0.193 |
| Matsuda index | 14.1 (10.1–16.5) | 14.5 (11.3–19.7) | 21.7 (16.4–29.4)a | 17.0 (13.2–25.4)a | 0.004 |
Data is given as median (25th–75th). Significant differences are calculated with Friedman’s Anova followed by Wilcoxon signed rank test. N = 14.
# p-value calculated with Friedman’s Anova. asignificant different compared to Baseline (p < 0.05) calculated with Wolcoxon signed rank test. HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance.