Fig. 2.

Area Under the Curve for Blood Glucose in Males and Females

Blood glucose excursion in males (n = 12) and females (n = 18) represented by the area under the curve (AUC) over the 60-min mixed meal tolerance test for the seated control, 1 min, 3 min, and 10 min stair climbing and descending conditions. AUC for blood glucose was analyzed using a 4 by 2 mixed design ANOVA with repeated measures. Area under the curve was calculated using the trapezoid rule. Post hoc pairwise comparisons were performed with LSD adjustments. Symbols denote significant difference (p < .05) from that condition.