Table 3.

Hormone levels

	Small			Large
	Lean	Obese	p	Lean	Obese	p
Glucose
SSa	88.8±3.6	103.7±3.4	0.009	87.9±4.5	106.1±9.3	0.108
AUC (mg/dL * min * 103)	11.2±0.5	12.9±3.8	0.018	10.9±0.5	12.9±0.9	0.079
Insulin
SS	45.2±5.7	154.2±18.2	<0.001	59.8±5.0	236.6±49.9	0.009
AUC (μU/mL * min * 103)	6.3±0.8	20.9±2.0	<0.001	8.0±0.9	30.5±5.8	0.001
Total Ghrelin (pg/mL)
Basal	1407±67	1441±128	0.835	1400±73	1393±176	0.977
SS	1490±138	1439±167	0.822	1195±38	1178±139	0.916
Delta (SS – Basal)	83±102	−2±96	0.556	−205±46	−215±62	0.907
% Change	5.3±7.0	−0.7±6.6	0.550	−13.8±3.2	−13.9±3.1	0.993
Active Ghrelin (pg/mL)
Basal	123.3±25.7	80.7±16.0	0.175	121.4±25.1	81.5±13.6	0.174
SS	83.8±19.3	66.9±12.4	0.463	67.4±12.0	71.6±10.1	0.796
Delta (SS – Basal)	−39.5±11.6	−13.8±5.1	0.055	−54.0±15.4	−9.9±6.6	0.018
% Change	−31±6	−15±5	0.059	−40±7	−7±9	0.017
PYY (pg/mL)
Basal	132.4±17.6	123.1±17.9	0.720	136.4±24.9	135.0±15.6	0.960
SS	190.2±23.9	151.5±20.7	0.239	193.9±27.7	173.4±21.5	0.563
Delta (SS – Basal)	57.8±13.7	28.4±8.2	0.074	57.5±15.3	38.5±9.3	0.286
% Change	46±11	25±8	0.134	54±19	29±5	0.180

^aSS = steady state