Table 1. Characteristics of study subjects (mean ± SE).
| Control | Obese | T2DM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
23 |
26 |
20 |
| Sex (M:F) |
8:15 |
9:17 |
8:12 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
20.56 ± 0.54 |
32.9 ± 1.8*** |
39.37 ± 2.29***,‡ |
| Waist (cm) |
78.57 ± 1.13 |
103.58 ± 4.6*** |
117.6 ± 5.2***,† |
| SBP (mmHg) |
114.78 ± 1.9 |
120.77 ± 1.6* |
127.5 ± 1.76***,† |
| DBP (mmHg) |
77.83 ± 1.5 |
78.46 ± 1.3 |
85.5 ± 1.7**,†† |
| Glucose (mg/dl) |
4.72 ± 0.09 |
5.13 ± 0.07*** |
9.8 ± 0.42***,††† |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
3.87 ± 0.24 |
4.71 ± 0.21 |
6.16 ± 0.35***,††† |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) |
1.14 ± 0.06 |
1.31 ± 0.1 |
2.09 ± 0.14***,††† |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) |
1.24 ± 0.04 |
1.08 ± 0.04* |
0.83 ± 0.03***,††† |
| Insulin (µU/ml) |
11.66 ± 3.03 |
24.69 ± 5.12 |
33.62 ± 16.9 |
| HOMA-IR |
2.46 ± 0.67 |
5.75 ± 1.26* |
8.17 ± 2.22* |
| Serum adiponectin (mg/l) | 10.16 ± 1.06 | 6.2 + 0.92** | 7.55 ± 0.74* |
***
p < 0.001; **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05 vs control group; †††p < 0.001, ††p < 0.01, †p < 0.05, ‡p < 0.02 vs. obese group.