Table 2

Mean and standard error of the mean of postoperative serum glycaemia, insulin, and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in the two groups.

Variable

Group CO

Group CHO-P

P

HOMA-IR

5.74 ± 1.16

2.75 ± 0.72

0.03

Insulin

19.9 ± 3.9

10.7 ± 2.9

0.05

Glycaemia

115.0 ± 6.0

105.0 ± 8.0

0.09

CO = control group; CHO-P = whey protein group.

Perrone et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:66   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-66