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Published in final edited form as: Metabolism. 2007 Jun;56(6):778–785. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2007.02.001

Table 2.

The physical characteristics of the subjects by group.

	Obese, Type 2 diabetic (n=9)	Obese, Non-diabetic (n=22)	Non-obese (n=11)
Age (yr)	49.7 ± 1.8	48.7 ± 1.1	48.2 ± 1.6
Height (cm)	160.3 ± 1.8	164.8 ± 1.2	164.2 ± 1.7
Weight (kg)	89.4 ± 3.9	98.3 ± 2.5	61.0 ± 3.6^*
BMI (kg/m²)	34.8 ± 1.4	36.8 ± 0.8	22.6 ± 1.2^*
% fat	43.5 ± 1.6	46.5 ± 1.0	32.4 ± 1.4^*
VO₂ (ml/kg LBM/min)	39.2 ± 1.4	40.8 ± 3.7	45.1 ± 5.5^*
HbA1c (%)	6.9 ± 0.3	6.1 ± 0.3	5.4 ± 0.1
Waist circumference (cm)	111.9 ± 3.6	107 ±2.3	79.1 ± 3.2^*
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	7.5 ± 1.8^**	5.1 ± 0.2	4.7 ± 0.4
Glucose area under the curve (min^*mmol/L)	2653 ± 137.7^**	1387 ± 38.8	1297 ±63.1
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)	18.7 ± 4.3	11.1 ± 3.0	3.25 ± 1.8^†
Peak insulin concentrations (pmol/L)	66.1 ± 14.9	83.8 ± 10.7	51.5 ± 14.1
Insulin sensitivity	4.5 ± 2.5	6.1 ± 1.9	19.6 ± 2.5^*

^*

P<0.01 non-obese vs. obese and type 2 diabetic;

^**

P<0.01 type 2 diabetic vs. non-obese and obese;

^†

P<0.01 non-obese vs. type 2 diabetic; mean±SE