Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, glycemic load, and meal consumption.

From: Short-term effects of carbohydrates differing in glycemic index (GI) consumed at lunch on children’s cognitive function in a randomized crossover study

 

Medium-high GI (n = 95)

 

High-medium GI (n = 94)

 

Period 1

Period 2

p

Period 1

Period 2

p

Age (years), mean ± SD

11.8 ± 0.7

 

11.7 ± 0.8

 

Female, n (%)

43 (45)

 

41 (44)

 

Glycemic load

68 ± 34

103 ± 51

<0.001

111 ± 62

66 ± 37

<0.001

Meal consumption (g)

266 ± 147

264 ± 133

0.89

292 ± 162

270 ± 155

0.08

  1. Sequence medium-high GI: participants received lunch with medium GI rice in the first period and high GI rice in the second period; sequence high-medium GI: vice versa, paired t test, mean ± SD, p < 0.05.
  2. GI glycemic index.
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