TABLE 1.

Baseline anthropometrics and metabolic characteristics of men with NGT and type 2 diabetes

	NGT	Type 2 diabetes
n	29	20
Age (years)	30.8 ± 10.5	53.1 ± 7.0*
BMI (kg/m2)	25.4 ± 3.0	34.7 ± 4.3*
Fat mass (%)	14.1 ± 8.1	35.6 ± 5.8*
FPG (mmol/L)	5.1 ± 0.7	6.4 ± 0.3*
FPI (pmol/L)	13.7 (6.6–18)	159 (130–239)*
GIR (mg/kg/min)	101 (96.5–119)	48.5 (24.3–55.7)*
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	13.4 ± 3.6	4.3 ± 2.2*
Leptin (pg/mL)	3.6 (2.0–8.5)	16.4 (13.8–18.8)*

Data are expressed as means ± SD or as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated. FPG, fasting plasma glucose; FPI, fasting plasma insulin.

*P < 0.001.