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Table 2 Effect of Lipid Infusion on Metabolic Parameters

From: Elevated plasma free fatty acids increase cardiovascular risk by inducing plasma biomarkers of endothelial activation, myeloperoxidase and PAI-1 in healthy subjects

48-hour mean values

Saline

Lipid

Glucose (mg/dl)

94 ± 18

97 ± 18*

FFA (μmol/L)

422 ± 80

588 ± 111**

Insulin (μU/ml)

8 ± 1

12 ± 2†

C-peptide (ng/ml)

3.3 ± 0.6

3.9 ± 0.7††

  1. *p = 0.02; **p < 0.001; †p = 0.01; ††p = 0.04
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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