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Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics

From: Carbohydrate co-ingestion with protein does not further augment post-prandial muscle protein accretion in older men

 

PRO

PRO-CHO

n

12

12

Age (y)

74.3 ± 1.2

74.8 ± 1.0

Weight (kg)

78.4 ± 1.9

78.4 ± 2.1

BMI (kg/m2)

25.7 ± 0.4

25.8 ± 0.7

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

140 ± 5

145 ± 5

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74 ± 3

71 ± 4

Fat (%)

22.3 ± 1.3

23.2 ± 1.1

Lean body mass (kg)

58.5 ± 1.1

57.5 ± 1.1

Basal plasma glucose (mmol.L-1)

5.4 ± 0.1

5.4 ± 0.1

Plasma glucose OGTT t=120 min (mmol.L-1)

6.3 ± 0.5

6.0 ± 0.6

Basal plasma insulin (mU.L-1)

21 ± 2

21 ± 2

Plasma insulin OGTT t=120 min (mU.L-1)

93 ± 19

94 ± 16

HbA1c (%)

5.7 ± 0.1

5.7 ± 0.1

HOMA

5.1 ± 0.5

5.1 ± 0.6

OGIS (mL.min.m-1)

347 ± 17

346 ± 16

  1. Values represent means±SEM. HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; OGTT: oral-glucose-tolerance-test; HOMA: Homeostasis Model Assessment; OGIS: Oral Glucose Insulin Sensitivity. Data were analysed with a two-tailed unpaired t-test. No significant differences between groups.