A Paleolithic diet confers higher insulin sensitivity, lower C-reactive protein and lower blood pressure than a cereal-based diet in domestic pigs

Table 3 Final glucometabolic characteristics (mean ± standard deviation)

	Paleolithic group (n = 9)	Cereal group (n = 9)	P
fP-glucose (mmol/l)	5.6 ± 1.4	6.0 ± 1.9	0.6
AUC¹ glucose 0–120 min (mmol/l min)	1076 ± 113	1199 ± 212	0.14
K_G (%min-1)	0.58 ± 0.12	0.67 ± 0.17	0.20
fP-insulin (mmol/l)	8.3 ± 4.6	9.2 ± 4.6	0.7
QUICKI	0.66 ± 0.15	0.70 ± 0.36	0.7
Dynamic insulin sensitivity (%min-1/(pmol/l))	2.35 ± 0.76	1.41 ± 0.39	0.004
AUC¹ insulin 0–120 min (pmol/l min)	2613 ± 863	4 973 ± 1476	0.001
AUC¹ insulin 0–120 min stimulated secretion (pmol/l min)	1620 ± 1074	3872 ± 1112	0.0005
Acute insulin response 2–4 min (pmol/l)	14.9 ± 8.3	15.8 ± 10.7	0.8

¹area under curve during intravenous glucose tolerance test. Final glucometabolic characteristics in pigs fed paleolithic or cereal diet from 2 to 17 months of age excluding cases fasting less than 6 hours.

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