Table 1.

Metabolic characteristics of the three groups, expressed as means ± s.e.m.

Variable	N	PreDM/IR	DM
Age (yrs)	19.4 ± 2.0	18.5 ± 1.2	20.4 ± 2.5
Body Weight (kg)	14.0 ± 1.2	16.3 ± 1.1	12.2 ± 2.0
FPG(mg/dl)	69.7 ± 2.6	77.12±6.4	191.1±26.5*#
HbA1C (%)	4.55 ± 0.6	5.76± 0.56	8.73 ± 0.70*#
IRI (microU/ml)	51.0 ±9.3	117.4 ± 23.5*	50.0 ± 23.7
SBP (mm Hg)	123.4 ±10.2	137.2 ±6.1	136.5 ± 6.2
DBP (mm Hg)	63.9 ± 4.3	66.7 ± 2.5	64.6 ± 1.9
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	112.9 ± 15.1	295.9 ± 115.9	599.6 ± 148.9*
Kg (%/min)	3.34 ± 0.31	2.24 ± 0.20*	1.25 ± 0.11*#
M rate (mg/kg FFM/min)	8.06 ± 1.36	5.21 ± 0.65*	3.47 ± 0.98*

In the table shown,

^*significant difference from the control group;

^#significant difference from the prediabetic group.