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Table 2 Anthropometric and biochemical baseline characteristics of the 22 healthy adults completing the study according to protocol

From: The acute effect of a β-glucan-enriched oat bread on gastric emptying, GLP-1 response, and postprandial glycaemia and insulinemia: a randomised crossover trial in healthy adults

Variable

Total (n = 22)

Males (n = 8)

Females (n = 14)

Sex (males/females), n

8/14

8

14

Age (years)

24.6 ± 3.1

24.9 ± 2.3

24.5 ± 3.6

Weight (kg)

71.1 ± 13.8

82.9 ± 13.9

64.3 ± 8.3

BMI (kg/m2)

23.1 ± 2.7

24.2 ± 2.5

22.4 ± 2.7

WC (cm)

77.8 ± 9.5

85.6 ± 8.2

73.4 ± 7.2

Systolic BP (mmHg)

111.1 ± 65.1

119.0 ± 13.5

106.6 ± 5.5

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

65.1 ± 8.8

64.2 ± 10.7

65.6 ± 8.0

Fasting capillary blood glucose (mmol/L)

4.9 ± 0.71

5.3 ± 0.9

4.8 ± 0.51

Fasting insulin (mlU/L)

5.2 ± 2.6

6.4 ± 2.7

4.6 ± 2.5

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

30.2 ± 3.9

30.9 ± 3.3

29.8 ± 4.3

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n. 1Fasting capillary blood glucose was missing for one subject and thus replaced by fasting plasma glucose (converted according to recommendations by applying a factor of 1.11 ([whole blood glucose/capillary glucose] = [plasma glucose]/1.11) [35]. BMI body mass index; BP blood pressure; HbA1c glycated haemoglobin; WC waist circumference