The effects of postprandial glucose and insulin levels on postprandial endothelial function in subjects with normal glucose tolerance

Table 2 Meal composition, glucose metabolism variables, and FMD of the three groups

Variables	Control group (N = 11)	TM group (N = 12)	OG group (N = 14)
(1) Meal composition
Carbohydrate content (g)	0	40.7	75
Lipid content (g)	0	22.2	0
Total calorie (kcal)	0	400	300
(2) Glucose metabolism variables
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)
0 min.	5.16 ± 0.42	4.71 ± 0.37*	4.65 ± 0.43*
30 min.	n/a	5.41 ± 0.97	6.83 ± 1.84^#
60 min.	n/a	5.16 ± 1.07	6.07 ± 1.61
120 min.	n/a	5.28 ± 0.39	5.05 ± 1.13
AUC of PG [(mmol/L)·hr]	n/a	10.39 ± 1.32	11.66 ± 2.21
CV of PG	n/a	0.12 ± 0.06	0.25 ± 0.10^##
Plasma IRI (pmol/L)
0 min.	n/a	34.16 ± 18.6	29.67 ± 11.95
30 min.	n/a	204.25 ± 61.65	278.08 ± 109.28^#
60 min.	n/a	144.86 ± 82.76	281.11 ± 155.48^##
120 min.	n/a	76.00 ± 38.32	138.53 ± 62.33^#
AUC of IRI [(pmol/L)·hr]	n/a	257.31 ± 87.04	426.55 ± 126.73^##
CV of IRI	n/a	0.73 ± 0.17	0.88 ± 0.22
(3) FMD (%)
FMD0	9.93 ± 3.97	11.98 ± 5.53	9.16 ± 1.85
FMD60	10.43 ± 3.71	9.10 ± 3.97	7.53 ± 2.98*
FMD120	10.46 ± 3.73	11.83 ± 5.04	7.46 ± 2.28^#*

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