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Table 3 SFA and MUFA meals: comparison of the metabolic markers within the treatment groups, mean ± SEM

From: The effect of two iso-caloric meals containing equal amounts of fats with a different fat composition on the inflammatory and metabolic markers in apparently healthy volunteers

Treating groups meals

Insulin (μ u/ml)

Glucose (mg/dl)

HOMA-R (ins*glu/405)

QUICKI 1/(log ins + log glu)

TG (mg/dl)

SFA: Women

0h

24.7±1.8

82.6±2.1

4.9±0.4

0.31±0.01

112.3±13.4

2h

60.3±6.7

83.9±2.7

13.4±2

0.28±0.01

191.9±22.8

4h

43.0±4

89.9±1.4

9.0±0.9

0.29±0.01

223.2±34.6

MUFA: Women

0h

24.6±2.1

82.7±2.2

5.02±0.4

0.31±0.01

106.3±13.7

2h

57.1±5.5

94.5±3.4

13.9±1. 8

0.27±0.01

156.9±18.2

4h

36.0±3.2

92.8±1.7

8.2±0.9

0.29±0.01

141.8±20.3

SFA: Male

0h

24.9±2.9

90.2±7.5

5.8±1.1

0.3±0.01

147.2±24.1

2h

70.4±13.4

97.7±9.4

18.4±4.5

0.27±0.01

255.5±33.7

4h

48.1±7.5

96.7±5.8

12.31±2.4

0.28±0.01

340.7±62.1

MUFA: Male

0h

24.1±3.6

91.2±8.5

5.96±1.4

0.31±0.01

142.1±25

2h

54.4±8.5

101.4±10.6

14.45±3.2

0.28±0.01

208.3±34.3

4h

39.6±4.7

103.7±7.9

10.1±1.8

0.28±0.01

236.9±49.6

Main effects

     

Meal

0.07

0.01

0.3

0.2

<0.0001

Time

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

0-2

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

2-4

<0.0001

0.5

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.005

0-4

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

Gender

0.6

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.08

Interaction

     

Meal x Time

0.06

0.1

0.25

0.7

<0.0001

0-2

    

<0.0001

2-4

    

<0.0001

0-4

    

<0.0001

Meal x Gender

0.4

0.8

0.3

0.3

0.6

Time x Gender

0.6

0.8

0.4

0.7

0.1

Meal x Time x Gender

0.6

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.7

  1. TG, triglycerides; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment; QUICKI, quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index; SFA, high saturated fat meal; MUFA, high monounsaturated fat meal.