Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the subjects

N

8

7

13

8

Age (years)

28 ± 8

35 ± 11*

22 ± 3^‡

24 ± 4^‡

Body mass (kg)

78 ± 10

76 ± 8

74 ± 9

82 ± 7

Height (cm)

182 ± 7

178 ± 4

180 ± 7

185 ± 4

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

129 ± 9

124 ± 6

127 ± 7

131 ± 7

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78 ± 5

73 ± 8

75 ± 10

66 ± 10

Heart Rate (bpm)

72 ± 8

65 ± 6

68 ± 10

68 ± 14

HbA_1c (%)

7.6 ± 0.9

8.2 ± 0.9

-

-

Plasma glucose at onset of ischemic exercise (mmol/l)

              - IP^‡

6.3 ± 1.2*^‡

18.2 ± 1.5*^‡

4.5 ± 0.6^‡

              + IP^‡

6.4 ± 0.8^‡

19.4 ± 2.0^‡

-

5.0 ± 1.1^‡

Plasma insuline at onset of ischemic exercise (mU/l)

              - IP^‡

43.9 ± 27.6*^‡

10.6 ± 4.2^‡

14 ± 8^‡

-

              + IP

28.3 ± 26.3

9.9 ± 4.2

-

-

Maximal voluntary contraction (kg)

49 ± 7^‡†

40 ± 6^‡

42 ± 9^†

62 ± 12*^‡