Table 1 Changes in the carbohydrate metabolism (M ± SD) after 8-days of water-only fasting and two physical exercise tests.

From: Metabolic and hormonal effects of an 8 days water only fasting combined with exercise in middle aged men

Values

Rest before fasting (1)

Rest after fasting (2)

Exercise before fasting (3)

Exercise after fasting (4)

Friedman’s Anova; p ≤ 

Partial eta square ηp2

G [mmol/L]

4.96 ± 0.54

3.80 ± 0.57**

5.92 ± 0.75##

4.46 ± 0.67

0.000001

0.114 (M)

IRI [mU/L]

6.32 ± 1.38

4.86 ± 1.57

6.32 ± 0.88###

3.89 ± 1.56

0.00003

0.081 (M)

HOMA-IR [mU/mmol]

1.39 ± 0.34

0.82 ± 0.30**

1.66 ± 0.40##

0.77 ± 0.41

0.000001

0.109 (M)

LA [mmol/L]

1.29 ± 0.63

1.67 ± 0.54###

8.53 ± 2.94***

6.85 ± 1.81

0.000001

0.356 (L)

  1. Dunn-Bonferroni comparisons: different than (1) *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; different than (4) ##p < 0.01, ###p < 0.001. Effect size: ηp2 = 0.01 indicates a small effect (S); ηp2 = 0.06 indicates a medium effect (M); and ηp2 = 0.14 indicates a large effect (L).
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