Fig. 3.

Incremental 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 incremental area under the curve (iAUC) over the 60-min mixed meal tolerance test for the seated control, 1 min, 3 min, and 10 min stair climbing and descending conditions. iAUC 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. Incremental area under the curve was calculated using the trapezoid rule and subtraction of baseline blood glucose levels. Post hoc pairwise comparisons were performed with LSD adjustments. Symbols denote significant difference (p < .05) from that condition.