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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of subjects of the 3 groups

From: The effects of postprandial glucose and insulin levels on postprandial endothelial function in subjects with normal glucose tolerance

Clinical characteristic

Control group (n = 11)

TM group (n = 12)

OG group (n = 14)

Sex (men)

7 (63.6)

6 (50.0)

6 (42.9)

Age (years)

33.4 ± 8.4

28.5 ± 5.1

33.4 ± 11.9

BMI (kg/m2)

21.94 ± 1.88

22.53 ± 2.46

20.71 ± 2.28

Smoking habits

   

None

6 (54.5)

10 (83.3)

5 (35.7)

Recent

2 (18.2)

2 (16.7)

6 (42.9)

Current

3 (27.3)

0 (0)

3 (21.4)

Family history of diabetes

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Blood pressure (mm Hg)

   

Systolic

104.8 ± 5.2

115.9 ± 11.5*

105.5 ± 8.5

Diastolic

61.5 ± 7.0

71.2 ± 9.1*

64.3 ± 6.4

TC (mmol/L)

4.55 ± 0.58

4.46 ± 0.61

4.95 ± 0.61

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.46 ± 0.26

1.63 ± 0.37

1.73 ± 0.42

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.62 ± 0.50

2.39 ± 0.36

2.74 ± 0.54

TG (mmol/L)

0.99 ± 0.34

0.66 ± 0.29#

0.82 ± 0.35

Uric acid (μmol/L)

294.4 ± 36.7

323.2 ± 109.4

315.9 ± 100.6

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

62.12 ± 13.07

61.00 ± 8.22

65.54 ± 14.11

Fasting PG (mmol/L)

5.09 ± 0.54

4.75 ± 0.62

4.79 ± 0.58

IRI (pmol/L)

38.70 ± 16.35

30.67 ± 13.63

32.71 ± 16.94

HOMA-IR

1.18 ± 0.75

0.92 ± 0.52

1.07 ± 0.73

HbA1C (%)

5.40 ± 0.21

5.21 ± 0.29

5.37 ± 0.26

  1. mean ± SD, n (%).
  2. TM: test meal, OG: 75-g oral glucose loading.
  3. *P < 0.05 for TM group vs control and OG groups, #P < 0.05 for TM group vs control group.
  4. FPG: fasting plasma glucose. IRI: immunoreactive insulin. HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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