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Table 3 Blood lipids, glucose and insulin before and after diet with isocaloric MCT or LCT fats in 82 subjects (mean ± SD)

From: The effect of FABP2 promoter haplotype on response to a diet with medium-chain triacylglycerols

 

Day 0

Day 14

Difference (%)

P

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)*

 A/LCT

208.6 ± 32.8

215.9 ± 36.1

+7.3 ± 21.9

0.12

 B/LCT

220.9 ± 33.3

217.6 ± 31.3

−3.3 ± 18.5

0.21

 A/MCT

212.4 ± 40.2

205.3 ± 37.7

−7.1 ± 17.4

0.79

 B/MCT

213.8 ± 32.4

216.2 ± 29.7

+0.51 ± 14.0

0.78

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

 A/LCT

53.9 ± 16.5

57.3 ± 19.9

+3.4 ± 6.4

0.025

 B/LCT

52.3 ± 9.2

55.2 ± 10.4

+2.8 ± 4.4

0.009

 A/MCT

55.3 ± 16.9

61.0 ± 17.1

+5.6 ± 6.6

0.001§

 B/MCT

57.3 ± 18.3

59.8 ± 19.8

+2.4 ± 7.1

0.16

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)*

 A/LCT

137.0 ± 31.4

139.7 ± 30.8

+2.6 ± 18.1

0.33

 B/LCT

146.0 ± 28.3

142.5 ± 28.5

−3.6 ± 17.4

0.31

 A/MCT

138.6 ± 35.3

131.0 ± 34.3

−7.7 ± 15.9

0.61

 B/MCT

142.5 ± 33.7

141.6 ± 30.0

−1.1 ± 15.4

0.62

Fasting triacylglycerols (mg/dl)

 A/LCT

131.9 ± 75.5

123.9 ± 70.1

−8.0 ± 52.4

0.49

 B/LCT

139.7 ± 72.8

123.1 ± 56.8

−16.6 ± 63.9

0.26

 A/MCT

117.0 ± 63.3

102.6 ± 47.1

−14.4 ± 43.2

0.14

 B/MCT

107.5 ± 39.2

109.7 ± 60.9

+2.2 ± 36.2

0.79

Pp triacylglycerols (AUC)b (mg/dl*h)

 A/LCT

1,559.2 ± 799.6

1,503.5 ± 922.2

−55.7 ± 420.2

0.55

 B/LCT

1,691.0 ± 783.9

1,512.3 ± 471.8

−178.7 ± 610.3

0.21

 A/MCT

1,333.8 ± 598.4

1,221.0 ± 396.4

−112.9 ± 426.1

0.24

 B/MCT

1,404.6 ± 490.7

1,355.5 ± 536.5

−49.0 ± 360.1

0.55

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)*

 A/LCT

103.8 ± 8.6

97.1 ± 11.9

−6.7 ± 11.5

0.01

 B/LCT

100.4 ± 12.0

101.5 ± 8.2

+1.0 ± 8.8

0.30

 A/MCT

101.7 ± 10.0

103.6 ± 12.6

+1.9 ± 5.3

0.92

 B/MCT

100.8 ± 9.7

101.3 ± 6.9

+0.5 ± 7.4

0.30

Ppa glucose (AUC)b (mg/dl*h)

 A/LCT

524.3 ± 78.9

490.3 ± 38.9

−34.0 ± 75.8

0.04

 B/LCT

497.5 ± 58.6

496.5 ± 54.7

−1.0 ± 55.9

0.88

 A/MCT

501.6 ± 60.2

488.7 ± 62.6

−13.0 ± 32.4

0.27

 B/MCT

516.2 ± 71.9

511.5 ± 51.4

−4.7 ± 38.4

0.78

Fasting insulin (mU/l)

 A/LCT

16.3 ± 8.1

13.4 ± 5.5

−2.9 ± 7.6

0.10

 B/LCT

16.3 ± 8.8

15.6 ± 6.9

−0.70 ± 9.6

0.75

 A/MCT

13.4 ± 4.6

13.9 ± 8.5

+0.7 ± 5.1

0.67

 B/MCT

17.7 ± 12.2

16.3 ± 12.0

−1.6 ± 4.9

0.16

Ppa insulin (AUC)b (mU/l*h)

 A/LCT

171.7 ± 81.4

176.2 ± 75.5

−4.5 ± 54.0

0.70

 B/LCT

198.4 ± 80.7

223.4 ± 112.0

−25.0 ± 73.2

0.14

 A/MCT

185.8 ± 111.3

194.8 ± 170.9

−14.0 ± 94.8

0.55

 B/MCT

215.9 ± 177.9

222.5 ± 222.1

−10.8 ± 63.9

0.46

Fasting HOMA-IRc

 A/LCT

4.1 ± 2.1

3.1 ± 1.2

−1.0 ± 2.1

0.04

 B/LCT

4.1 ± 2.5

3.9 ± 1.9

−0.2 ± 2.7

0.78

 A/MCT

3.3 ± 1.3

3.6 ± 2.8

+0.3 ± 1.7

0.47

 B/MCT

4.5 ± 3.5

4.1 ± 3.1

−0.5 ± 1.3

0.14

Ppa HOMA-IRc (insulin × glucose AUC)

 A/LCT

90,077 ± 45,605

87,308 ± 40,635

−2,769 ± 29,909

0.68

 B/LCT

99,176 ± 41,830

114,110 ± 67,814

14,934 ± 48,332

0.13

 A/MCT

96,141 ± 68,489

102,083 ± 99,232

6,445 ± 49,604

0.61

 B/MCT

117,769 ± 108,715

123,912 ± 136,435

5,048 ± 40,537

0.58

INEFAd (mmol/l)

 A/LCT

−0.5 ± 0.4

−0.4 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.7

0.49

 B/LCT

−0.5 ± 0.5

−0.4 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.5

0.16

 A/MCT

−0.7 ± 0.7

−0.7 ± 0.7

0.04 ± 0.6

0.87

 B/MCT

−0.4 ± 0.3

−0.4 ± 0.4

−0.06 ± 0.6

0.67

  1. Parameters tested for differences between days 0 and 14 by paired t test (normally distributed parameters) or Wilcoxon test (non-normally distributed parameters, marked with asterisk), respectively
  2. §Significant after Bonferroni–Holm correction for multiple testing
  3. a Pp postprandial
  4. b AUC area under the curve
  5. c HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
  6. d INEFA increase in non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA 5–9 h)