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. 2022 Aug 25;13:984828. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.984828

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of studies reported cFGF21 concentration in subjects with diet intervention.

References Region Weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2) Description of intervention Exp group (n) Con group (n) Male (%) Age (years) cFGF21 (pg/ml)
Exp Con
Lundsgaard et al 2017 (15) Denmark diet enriched in carbohydrates 3 days 8 9 100 23±3 329±297 39±27
* Heilbronn et al 2013 (16) Australia 75.3±1.9 25.6±0.6 28 days of high fat overfeeding (+1250 kCal/day, 45% fat, 15% protein, 40% carbohydrate ) 35 35 50 37.6±8.8 73.9±50.9 65.6±52.4
Vienberg et al 2012a (17) (low birth weight) Denmark 5 days of high-fat overfeeding 20 20 100 306.8±178.4 138.9±148
Vienberg et al 2012b (17) (normal birth weight) Denmark 5 days of high-fat overfeeding 26 26 100 254.8±115.2 78.5±70.9
* Willis et al 2020 (18) UK 76.8±3.7 24.1±1.5 7-d hyperenergetic, high-fat diet 12 12 100 24.3±4.2 85±13 67±17
Fontana et al 2016 (19) USA 101.5±18.8 30.7±5.4 7%-9% protein-restricted 19 19 100 52.5±6.8 260.3±172.7 131.6±101.6
Gosby et al 2016 (20) Australia 21.8±0.4 Exp: 10% protein diet 5days Con: 25% protein diet, 5days 26 26 34.6 24±1 300±48 48±48
Hollstein et al 2019 (21) USA 62.3±3.1 20.5±1.6 low-protein overfeeding diet, 2% protein, 68% carbohydrate, and 30% fat 7 7 100 31±12 5351±1836 148±119
* Laeger et al 2014 (22) USA 69.1±11.6 25.1±3.0 overfed with diets containing 5% protein 8 8 62.5 22.9±2.8 802.5±1198.2 450.3±758.9
Olsen et al 2020 (23) Norway 87.4±11.7 29.9±3.4 Dietary restriction of methionine and cysteine 7 days, methionine/cysteine low group 7 7 0 31.1±5.9 202.2±120.2 134.0±100.5
# Dushay et al 2015a (24) (lean group) USA 25±3.2 oral ingestion of 75g of fructose, measured after 240 minutes 10 10 70 29±6.3 410.8±168.2 127±56.9
# Dushay et al 2015b (24) (metabolic syndrome group) USA 32±3.2 oral ingestion of 75g of fructose, measured after 240 minutes 11 11 54.5 49±9.5 1013.8±431.2 278±199.0
Migdal et al 2018 (25) USA 23.7±0.4 fructose drink 12 12 41.6 33.1±3.9 a: 564.1±682.4 b: 737.2±746.2 c: 679.8±719.1 a: 155.2±221 b: 176.5±211 c: 216.9±267.1
Kanbay et al 2021a (26) (Group1) Turkey 22.9±6.3 Drink 125ml apple juice every 15 minutes (totally 500ml, after 60min) 15 15 40 25.3±1.8 24.5±15.6 16.4±17.2
Kanbay et al 2021b (26) (Group2) Turkey 22.9±2.1 Drink 500ml apple juice within 5 minutes, after 60min 15 15 46.7 26.9±4.9 43.9±17.1 18.3±15.4
Qin et al 2015 (27) (fish oil) China 72.9±13.5 26.4±3.9 fish oil 36 36 72.2 46.0±10.7 115±10 237±28

cFGF21, circulating fibroblast growth factor 21; Con, Control; Exp, Experimental. *: data provided by the authors; #: data extracted from image.