Effect of Eating Glutinous Brown Rice Twice a Day for 6 Weeks on Serum 1,5-Anhydroglucitol in Japanese Subjects without Diabetes
Table 2
Characteristics of the participants.
RD (n = 21)
GBR (n = 20)
value
Men/women
4/17
3/17
0.738
Age (years)
41.9 ± 10.1
46.8 ± 13.4
0.190
BMI (kg/m2)
21.7 ± 2.1
21.5 ± 1.1
0.657
1,5-AG (μg/mL)
21.3 ± 8.9
20.6 ± 6.4
0.792
FPG (mg/dL)
94.5 ± 7.7
94.9 ± 10.1
0.878
HbA1c (%)
5.2 ± 0.2
5.1 ± 0.3
0.335
GA (%)
14.2 ± 1.2
14.5 ± 1.1
0.409
IRI (µU/mL)
5.1 ± 2.2
4.9 ± 2.4
0.782
s-CPR (ng/mL)
1.2 ± 0.4
1.1 ± 0.4
0.544
LDL-C (mg/dL)
113.8 ± 26.4
112.2 ± 19.5
0.835
HDL-C (mg/dL)
64.2 ± 12.4
67.1 ± 14.1
0.498
TG (mg/dL)
83.8 ± 43.2
68.3 ± 33.2
0.215
Energy (kcal/meal)
271.3 ± 42.1
262.3 ± 38.5
0.485
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD for continuous variables or the number for categorical variables. BMI, body mass index; 1,5-AG, 1,5-anhydroglucitol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; GA, glycoalbumin; IRI, immunoreactive insulin; s-CPR, serum C-peptide; TG, triglycerides; energy, energy from staple food per meal.
