CI‡, Confidence interval; FPG; Fasting plasma glucose;
HOMA-IR; Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance, QUICK;
quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, hs-CRP; high-sensitivity
C-reactive protein; LPS; Lipopolysaccharide.1 Data are
presented as mean (SD). a P<0.05, paired
student t test for comparison of data within groups. bP<0.05, analysis of covariance for comparison of data between
groups after adjusting for sex, weight, energy intake changes and
baseline values.