The effect of 8 plant extracts and combinations on post-prandial blood glucose and insulin responses in healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Serum insulin results, as total area under the curve for 2 h (tAUC_2hr, min.mIU/L)

Intervention	N	Mean adjusted for baseline	SEM	Mean % difference from control product (lower, upper adjusted 95% CI)	Adjusted p-value vs control product
AE	32	5678	382	−22.3 (−35.3, −9.3)	<.001
EE	30	6040	389	−17.3 (−30.6, −4.1)	0.003
MFE	34	5087	371	−30.4 (−43.0, −17.8)	<.001
MLE	32	5190	383	−29.0 (−42.1, −15.8)	<.001
TE	32	7527	383	3.0 (−10.1, 16.1)	0.996
AE + TE	30	5400	395	−26.1 (−39.6, −12.6)	<.001
EE + TE	31	5781	389	−20.9 (−34.2, −7.6)	0.001
WBE	31	7820	389	7.0 (−6.2, 20.3)	0.681
Control product	65	7307	306

AE, EE, MFE, MLE, TE, WBE are extracts of apple, elderberry, mulberry fruit, mulberry leaf, turmeric, and white bean, respectively. N, number of subjects receiving each extract (all subjects received the control product). SEM, standard error of the mean

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