. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Rev. 2007 Apr 17;11(3):163–178. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2007.01.002

Table 2.

Glucose tolerance (K_G) derived from glucose disappearance curve during IVGTT from the Sleep Debt Study ²⁰ and reference populations ²⁵, ²⁶.

	Sleep Debt Study
	18-27 year old men in sleep debt condition	18-27 year old men fully rested
K_G (% per minute)	1.45 ± 0.31	2.40 ± 0.41
	Reference Populations
	61-80 yr old adults with impaired glucose tolerance	21-30 yr old fit subjects
K_G (% per minute)	Range: 1.30 - 2.10	Range: 2.20 - 2.90