Women had insulin resistance and higher ghrelin levels than men (HOMA-IR = 12.10 1.26 vs. 6.23 0.56, p < .0001 and
ghrelin = 266.20 25.19 vs. 191.98 10.32, p = .008).
The glycemic and lipid responses to glucomannan, another outcome of the experiment is published elsewhere [7].