Table 1 Effect of ketone supplements on blood βHB and glucose levels on the 7th day of gavage
|  | Blood βHB level | |||
Treatments (2.5 g/kg/day; Fig. 1a) | Baseline | 7th treatment day | ||
mmol/l (mean ± S.E.M.) | mmol/l (mean ± S.E.M.) | Compared to baseline (significance level/q-value) | Compared to control (significance level/q-value) | |
SD (control; group 1) | 0.80 ± 0.037 | 0.86 ± 0.018 | −/0.945 | – |
KE (group 2) | 0.79 ± 0.029 | 1.76 ± 0.087 | ****/14.550 | ****/13.610 |
KS (group 3) | 0.83 ± 0.031 | 1.25 ± 0.033 | ***/6.805 | **/5.860 |
KSMCT (group 4) | 0.81 ± 0.023 | 1.33 ± 0.049 | ****/7.939 | ***/6.994 |
KEKS (group 5) | 0.83 ± 0.041 | 1.55 ± 0.073 | ****/11.340 | ****/10.400 |
KEMCT (group 6) | 0.80 ± 0.033 | 2.14 ± 0.172 | ****/20.230 | ****/19.280 |
| Â | Blood glucose level | |||
Treatments (2.5 g/kg/day; Fig. 1b) | Baseline | 7th treatment day | ||
mg/dl (mean ± S.E.M.) | mg/dl (mean ± S.E.M.) | Compared to baseline (significance level/q-value) | Compared to control (significance level/q-value) | |
SD (control; group 1) | 89.00 ± 1.937 | 95.38 ± 2.672 | −/1.764 | – |
KE (group 2) | 91.50 ± 2.284 | 97.63 ± 4.342 | −/2.386 | −/0.623 |
KS (group 3) | 88.38 ± 1.772 | 100.13 ± 5.482 | −/3.078 | −/1.314 |
KSMCT (group 4) | 83.63 ± 3.600 | 97.00 ± 5.745 | −/2.213 | −/0.449 |
KEKS (group 5) | 86.38 ± 2.398 | 92.13 ± 3.388 | −/0.865 | −/0.899 |
KEMCT (group 6) | 85.00 ± 2.659 | 80.88 ± 4.286 | −/2.248 | −/4.011 |