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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 2.
Published in final edited form as: Metabolism. 2009 Dec 31;59(7):1057–1064. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.11.002

Table 2.

Phenotypic characteristics of fasted lean, obese and T2D human subjects

Characteristic Lean (n=10) Obese (n=13) T2D (n=9)
Age (years) 44.1 ± 1.6 36.2 ± 2.2* 51.1 ± 2.3*#
BMI (kg/m2) 22.6 ± 0.8 46.4 ± 1.9* 40.0 ± 1.0*#
Weight (kg) 66.7 ± 4.0 123.7 ± 5.0* 121.8 ± 7.2*
FBG (mM) 5.0 ± 0.3 5.1 ± 0.1 7.7 ± 0.8*#
FPI (μU/L) 7.9 ± 3.0 16.6 ± 1.2* 27.2 ± 2.8*#

Data presented as mean ± SEM.

* and #

denotes p<0.05 to lean and obese values, respectively.

BMI = body mass index; FBG = fasting blood glucose; FPI = fasting plasma insulin.