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Table 4 LSMeans of plasma glucose (GLU, mmol/L) and insulin (INS, µU/ml) concentrations at five different time intervals (min) post prandially for the different test meals

From: Glycaemic and insulinemic response to dietary carbohydrates in horses

Test meals

Time intervals

0–60

60–120

120–180

180–330

330–570

GLU

INS

GLU

INS

GLU

INS

GLU

INS

GLU

INS

H

5.3

11.5

5.7

15.1c

5.2b

10.9b

5.3

14.6b

5.4

11.3

OB

5.6

15.9

6.0

26.4a

5.1b

20.6a

5.7

17.4a

5.2

12.1

BB

5.3

14.6

6.0

20.9b

4.7b

14.1b

5.4

15.8ab

5.2

9.9

M

5.8

15.1

6.3

16.4c

5.9a

19.3a

5.9

17.4a

5.6

12.2

SE

0.3

2.2

0.3

3.1

0.4

2.1

0.2

2.2

0.2

2.0

P value

>0.1

>0.1

>0.1

<0.01

0.05

<0.01

>0.1

0.01

>0.1

>0.1

  1. LSMeans least squares means, SE standard error, H Hay, OB Oats and Betfor®, BB Barley and Betfor®, M Equigard®. Within a column, means without a common superscript a–c differ (P value < 0.05)