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. 2011 May 2;8:12. doi: 10.1186/1742-4682-8-12

Table 1.

Baseline data and key results for the IVGTT and the glucose clamp.

Parameter Mean (SD), or median
(25th-75th percentiles)
Unit
Health status
Body mass index 23.4 (2.3) kg/m2
HbA1c 44 (0.5) mmol/mol
Blood Hb concentration 126 (14) mmol/L;
Serum creatinine concentration 83 (3) μmol/L
Serum sodium and potassium concentrations 141 (2); 3.9 (0.3) mmol/L
IVGTT
 Plasma glucose, baseline 4.8 (0.5) mmol L-1
 Plasma insulin, baseline 21 (12-24) pmol L-1
 Volume of distribution (Vd) 14.0 (6.5)
L
  per kg body weight 0.20 (0.09) L kg-1
 Clearance (CL) 0.63 (0.26)
L min-1
  per kilo body weight 9.3 (3.8) ml min-1 kg-1
 Insulin sensitivity (SI) of MINMOD 16 (7-32) 10-5 L pmol-1 min-1
 Glucose effectiveness (SG) in MINMOD 13 (5-26) 10-3 min-1
Glucose clamp
 Plasma glucose, baseline 5.0 (1.0) mmol L-1
 Plasma insulin, baseline 16 (7-30) pmol L-1
 Plasma glucose, mean 90-120 min 5.7 (0.3) mmol L-1
 Plasma insulin, mean 90-120 min 167 (34) pmol L-1
 Glucose metabolism, M, 90-120 min 3.1 (1.2) mmol min-1
 Mbw = per kg body weight 45 (15) μmol min-1 kg-1

IVGTT = intravenous glucose tolerance test