. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.

Published in final edited form as: Eur J Appl Physiol. 2012 Jul 17;113(2):467–478. doi: 10.1007/s00421-012-2452-3

Table 1.

Baseline parameters of mice prior to initiation of the frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test

	Intermittent air	Intermittent hypoxia	Unhandled	Continuous hypoxia
1 day
Age (days)	80 ± 3	86 ± 3	76 ± 3	84 ± 3
Weight (g)	23.6 ± 0.6	23.6 ± 0.4	22.4 ± 0.5	24.6 ± 0.7
Basal glucose (mg dl⁻¹)	85 ± 5	102 ± 7	85 ± 3	112 ± 7^*
Basal insulin (ng ml⁻¹)	0.59 ± 0.16	0.67 ± 0.11	0.70 ± 0.15	0.65 ± 0.06
Sample size	8	9	7	10
4 weeks
Age (days)	107 ± 1	108 ± 1	106 ± 1	106 ± 1
Weight (g)	25.5 ± 0.6	22.8 ± 0.6	23.9 ± 0.7	23.3 ± 0.5
Basal glucose (mg dl⁻¹)	102 ± 5	103 ± 3	101 ± 5	93 ± 4^¥
Basal insulin (ng ml⁻¹)	0.54 ± 0.08	0.48 ± 0.10	0.50 ± 0.08	0.45 ± 0.07
Sample size	10	11	10	11

p < 0.05 compared to unhandled at 1 day;

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p < 0.05 compared to 1 day of continuous hypoxia