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Table 3 Levels of glucose, insulin and insulin related proteins in breast cancer survivors over time (n = 10 per group)

From: Effects of a parallel-arm randomized controlled weight loss pilot study on biological and psychosocial parameters of overweight and obese breast cancer survivors

 

Week 0

Week 6

Week 12

Week 18

Glucose (mg/dL)

 CR

80.7 (72.1, 89.3)

79.8 (71.2, 88.4)

75.5 (66.9, 84.1)

78.7 (70.1, 87.3)

 WM

96.5 (87.9, 105.1)

91.7 (93.1, 100.3)

92.4 (83.8, 101)

94.5 (85.9, 103.1)

Insulin (mU/L)

 CR

9 (2.7, 15.3)

7.2 (0.8, 13.5)

6 (0, 12.3)

6.9 (0.6, 13.2)

 WM

19.4 (13.1, 25.7)

14.7 (8.4, 21)

13.6 (7.3, 19.9)

13.5 (7.2, 19.8)

HOMA index

 CR

1.8 (-0.3, 3.9)

1.4 (0, 3.5)

1.1 (0, 3.3)

1.4 (0, 3.5)

 WM

5.4 (3.3, 7.6)

3.6 (1.5, 5.7)

3.2 (1.1, 5.4)

3.3 (1.2, 5.4)

QUICKI

 CR

0.6 (0.6, 0.7)

0.7 (0.6, 0.8)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

 WM

0.5 (0.4, 0.6)

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

IGF-1 (ng/mL)

 CR

103.8 (80, 127.6)

106.8 (83, 130.6)

108 (84.3, 131.8)

117.4 (93.7, 141.2)

 WM

99.3 (75.5, 123.1)

85 (61.3, 108.8)

98 (74.3, 121.8)

105.1 (81.4, 128.9)

IGFBP-3 (ng/mL)

 CR

1855 (1476, 2234)

1833 (1455, 2212)

1792 (1413, 2171)

1740 (1362, 2119)

 WM

1900 (1521, 2279)

1578 (1199, 1957)

1812 (1434, 2191)

1827 (1448, 2205)

  1. Values displayed as mean (95% confidence interval)
  2. Abbreviations: CR calorie restricted diet plus exercise group, WM weight management counseling group, HOMA homeostasis model assessment, QUICKI quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1, IGFBP-3 insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3