Table 3 Changes in glucose metabolism due to inactivity stratified by low-GI and high-GI SSB

From: Effect of low-glycemic-sugar-sweetened beverages on glucose metabolism and macronutrient oxidation in healthy men

 

Low-GI

High-GI

Difference between changes due to inactivity a

Difference between inactivity periods b

 

Activity

Inactivity

Δinactivity−activity

Activity

Inactivity

Δinactivity−activity

  

Glucose metabolism

 CGMtAUC (mg dl−1 × 24 h)

2379±172

2339±178

−41±194

2278±103

2450±136

171±160**

<0.01

0.04

 24-h c-peptide (μg per day)

40.6±20.7

45.0±15.1

4.4±15.1

41.7±18.3

64.8±24.3

23.1±22.5**

<0.05

<0.01

 Glucosefasting (mmol l−1)

3.90±0.99

4.14±0.74

0.24±0.72

3.96±1.13

4.21±0.97

0.25±0.47

NS

NS

 Insulinfasting (mU l−1)

4.75±2.31

5.95±2.45

1.20±2.06

5.17±2.12

7.10±3.30

1.93±1.80**

NS

0.04

 HOMA-IR

0.82±0.42

1.19±0.67

0.37±0.52*

0.70±0.45

1.55±1.20

0.85±0.86**

0.04

NS

 Matsuda-ISI

14.5±5.9

9.4±3.4

−5.1±5.5**

17.5±8.0

7.8±3.6

-9.6±5.1***

<0.01

NS

 GlucosetAUC-meal (mmol l−1 per 3h)

13.3±3.0

12.5±3.0

−0.8±2.5

12.6±3.0

11.9±3.4

-0.7±1.5

NS

NS

 InsulintAUC-meal (mU l−1 per 3h)

31.4±7.0

38.6±9.6

7.2±8.1**

43.2±9.8

53.7±18.9

10.5±15.0*

NS

<0.01

Macronutrient oxidation

 npRQfasting

0.78±0.04

0.84±0.05

0.06±0.04***

0.77±0.04

0.84±0.05

0.07±0.05**

NS

NS

 npRQtAUC-meal (per 3h)

2.49±0.14

2.64±0.16

0.15±0.10***

2.41±0.11

2.67±0.18

0.26±0.11***

<0.01

NS

  1. Abbreviations: CGM, continuous glucose measurement; NS, not significant; tAUC, total area under the curve; HOMAIR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; MatsudaISI, Matsuda insulin sensitivity index; npRQtAUC-meal, area under the npRQ-curve during meal test (37 g isomaltulose versus 28 g maltodextrin+9 g sucrose).
  2. Changes upon inactivity (Δinactive−active), paired t-test, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.
  3. aDifference between changes due to inactivity with low-GI and high-GI SSB, paired t-test.
  4. bDifference between low-GI and high-GI intervention after 1 week of physical inactivity, paired t-test.