Table 2.

Metabolic rate and carbohydrate oxidation during the 3-h oral glucose tolerance test

Experiment II	Sedentary control	SPU1	SPU2	p-value
				SED vs SPU1	SED vs SPU2	SPU1 vs SPU2
METs	0.86 ± 0.05	1.31 ± 0.07	1.69 ± 0.12	5 × 10−8	3 × 10−6	9 × 10−6
AEE (Δ kcal/min)	---	0.60 ± 0.05	1.12 ± 0.11	2 × 10−8	3 × 10−6	4 × 10−6
Energy exp. (kcal/3 h)	207 ± 11	315 ± 16	402 ± 24	2 × 10−8	4 × 10−6	8 × 10−6
Total AEE (Δ kcal/3 h)	---	108 ± 9 (+36 kcal/h)	201 ± 19 (+67 kcal/h)	2 × 10−8	3 × 10−6	4 × 10−6
RER (VCO2/VO2)	0.84 ± 0.02	0.88 ± 0.01	0.90 ± 0.02	0.019	0.003	0.112
Total carbohydrate oxidation (mg/min)	135 ± 18	276 ± 14	392 ± 25	1 × 10−6	4 × 10−6	0.0002
Δ mg/min above control	---	141 ± 16	253 ± 26	1 × 10−6	5 × 10−6	0.0002
Total in 3 h (g)	24.2 ± 3.2	49.7 ± 2.5	70.6 ± 4.6	1 × 10−6	4 × 10−6	0.0002
Δ above control (g)	---	25.5 ± 2.9 (2.1 fold)	45.5 ± 4.6 (2.9 fold)	1 × 10−6	5 × 10−6	0.0002
Soleus carbohydrate oxidation (Δ mg/min)	---	113 ± 13	202 ± 21	1 × 10−6	5 × 10−6	0.0002

Mean ± SEM. Metabolic rate and carbohydrate oxidation during the postprandial period following the ingestion of 75 g glucose. Each individual performed a sedentary control and one or both of the levels of local contractile activity. The delta (Δ) is the difference between sedentary control and activity. Differences between conditions were determined by a mixed effects model followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison tests. N = 15 for SPU1 effects and N = 10 for SPU2. See also Experiment II results in Figure S1 and Table S2.