Table 1.

Subject demographics

Variable	Athletes	Controls
n	11	11
Age, yr	23.3 ± 0.7	20.5 ± 0.7*
BMI, kg/m2	22.2 ± 0.3	22.7 ± 0.6
Body fat, %	8.3 ± 0.6	14.6 ± 0.9*
Fasting glucose, mg/dl	83.6 ± 1.6	83.1 ± 2.8
FFA, μmol/l	535 ± 58	762 ± 105
Triglycerides, mg/dl	63 ± 4	78 ± 13
Insulin, μU/ml	3.2 ± 0.1	3.8 ± 0.2*
Si, mU·l−1·min−1	10.9 ± 1.5	5.3 ± 0.7*
Muscle DAG, μg/mg dry wt	0.36 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.03

Values are means ± SE; n = no. of subjects.

^*P < 0.05, significant difference between athletes and controls.