Table 2 Dynamic muscle function data at the ends of both intervention periods.

From: Short-term low-carbohydrate diet decreases body weight and fat mass but not muscle strength in children and young people with type 1 diabetes

 

End of LCD visit

End of RCD visit

LCD effect (95% CI)

P value

Pmax (W)

2.84 (0.99)

2.87 (1.00)

−0.03 (−0.09 to 0.02)

0.208

Pmax SDS

0.56 (1.23)

0.61 (1.32)

−0.06 (−0.24 to 0.12)

0.487

Pmax/mass (W/kg)

44.7 (6.76)

44.4 (6.93)

0.21 (−0.65 to 1.07)

0.617

Pmax/mass SDS

−0.13 (0.82)

−0.17 (0.89)

0.03 (−0.12 to 0.17)

0.689

FmaxL (N)

1.85 (0.51)

1.86 (0.48)

−0.0006 (−0.04 to 0.04)

0.975

FmaxL SDS

0.61 (1.34)

0.59 (1.23)

0.02 (−0.15 to 0.18)

0.854

FmaxL/BW (no unit)

3.04 (0.37)

3.00 (0.35)

0.04 (−0.03 to 0.09)

0.243

FmaxL/BW SDS

−0.29 (1.26)

−0.39 (1.24)

0.10 (−0.09 to 0.30)

0.297

FmaxR (N)

1.87 (0.49)

1.85 (0.47)

0.02 (−0.03 to 0.07)

0.369

FmaxR SDS

0.65 (1.06)

0.54 (1.11)

0.11 (−0.06 to 0.29)

0.189

FmaxR/BW (no unit)

3.06 (0.35)

2.99 (0.35)

0.07 (0.01 to 0.14)

0.027

FmaxR/BW SDS

−0.22 (1.16)

−0.44 (1.16)

0.23 (0.03 to 0.43)

0.027

  1. Data are shown as means (SD). The standard deviation scores are adjusted for sex and body height. Statistically significant differences are marked in bold.
  2. BW body weight, Fmax maximal muscle force, L left leg, Pmax maximal muscle power, R right leg, SDS standard deviation score.
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