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. 2004 Aug 18;130(11):687–693. doi: 10.1007/s00432-004-0587-2

Table 2.

Hormonal-metabolic status of endometrial cancer patients with a different value of insulin resistance index

Parameter Insulin resistance index <4,8 Insulin resistance index ≥4,8 Significance level, Pb
Age, years 58a (52; 62) 59 (51;66) 0,49553
Body mass index kg/m2 27,1 (23,8; 30,5) 32,7 (28,4;34,8) <0,00001
Waist/hip ratio 0,83 (0,8; 0,92) 0,89 (0,84; 0,94) 0,03386
Body fat, % 25,49 (21,08; 30,16) 33,41 (25,285; 40,85) 0,01153
Glucose, 0 min mmol/l 5,11 (4,61; 5,61) 5,99 (5,16; 7,16) <0,00001
Glucose, 120 min mmol/l 6,54 (5,41; 7,85) 8,58 (6,44; 10,43) 0,00061
Insulin, 0 min μU/l 9,0 (5,0; 11,9) 20,1 (18,0; 26,6) <0,00001
Insulin, 120 min μU/l 40,1 (24,7; 66,8) 101,9 (67,5;135,0) <0,00001
Insulin resistance index 2,11 (1,19; 4,41) 5,44 (5,0; 7,46) <0,00001
C-peptide 0 min, pmol/l 623,5 (407;679) 900,0 (756,0; 1230,5) <0,00001
C-peptide 120 min, pmol/l 2246,5 ( 1767,0; 3134,0) 3154,0 (2645,5; 4306,5) 0,00354
Total cholesterol, mmol/l 5,62 (4,64; 6,60) 5,57 (4,59; 6,63) 0,86629
Triglycerides, mmol/l 1,46 (1,00; 2,04) 1,55 (1.27; 2,09) 0,04985
Total lipoproteins, cond. units 363,0 (304,0; 474,0) 473,5 (378,0; 584,0) 0,00451

a Data are presented as medians and 25- and 75-percentiles (in brackets)

b According to Mann Whitney U-criterion (patients in reproductive period vs postmenopausal patients)