Table 1.

Characteristics of Nondiabetic SAFADS Subjects Distributed by Sex across 27 Families

Variable and Sexa	N	Mean ± SD or %
Sex:
M	137	42%
F	187	58%
Age (years):
M	137	39.5 ± 16.9
F	187	37.5 ± 14.2
FG (mg/dl):
M	136	91.0 ± 11.7
F	187	87.1 ± 10.3
Fasting specific insulin (pmol/L):
M	124	120.4 ± 85.1
F	169	133.4 ± 87.0
ln HOMA %S:
M	121	3.8 ± 0.6
F	169	3.8 ± 0.7
ln HOMA %β:
M	124	5.0 ± 0.5
F	169	5.2 ± 0.4
ln Fasting nonspecific insulin:
M	130	2.4 ± 0.7
F	180	2.4 ± 0.7
ln Triglycerides:
M	132	5.1 ± 0.6
F	179	4.8 ± 0.5
Leptin (ng/ml):
M	121	10.7 ± 7.8
F	171	30.3 ± 18.1
BMI (kg/m2):
M	134	29.4 ± 5.8
F	183	29.4 ± 7.1
Sum of skin folds (mm):
M	135	145.3 ± 47.8
F	184	195.1 ± 52.6

^aM = male; F = female.