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Table 4 Mean (±SEM) pre-treatment salivary alpha amylase, peak height of salivary alpha amylase, salivary alpha amylase reactivity and area under the curve for lean and overweight/obese men

From: Cortisol, alpha amylase, blood pressure and heart rate responses to food intake in men aged 50–70 years: importance of adiposity

 

Lean

Overweight/Obese

p value*

(n = 19)

(n = 17)

Pre-treatment (U/ml)

135 ± 19.6

126 ± 16.5

0.716

Peak height (U/ml)

228 ± 33.7

242 ± 37.1

0.771

Reactivity (U/ml)

93 ± 25.0

117 ± 26.4

0.510

AUC (U*min/ml)

2288 ± 1427

2863 ± 4254

0.751

  1. *Univariate Analysis of Variance.
  2. AUC Area under the curve.
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BMC Obesity

ISSN: 2052-9538

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