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Table 4 Plasma glucose and insulin responses during the oral glucose tolerance test and fasting lipids over 4-week dietary intervention

From: Short term elevation in dietary protein intake does not worsen insulin resistance or lipids in older adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized-controlled trial

 

Recommended Protein Intake

Elevated Protein Intake

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Glucose AUC

22504 ± 2062

21745 ± 2789

23286 ± 2615

23335 ± 3097

Insulin AUC

10022 ± 2122

8314 ± 1899

14831 ± 3026

12561 ± 2300

Total cholesterol

184.8 ± 12.9

176.7 ± 21.6

179.5 ± 13.2

170.2 ± 10.4

Triglyceride

154.5 ± 19.3

175.3 ± 18.9

188.5 ± 18.2

192.0 ± 29.3

HDL cholesterol

36.8 ± 3.3

34.3 ± 3.6

35.5 ± 8.3

34.8 ± 9.8

LDL cholesterol

116.8 ± 11.5

108.3 ± 17.3

106.3 ± 12.9

97.7 ± 9.7

VLDL cholesterol

31.2 ± 3.9

35.3 ± 3.9

37.7 ± 8.7

38.5 ± 5.8

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (mg/dl)
  2. AUC area under the curve, HDL cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, Very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol