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Published in final edited form as: Metabolism. 2013 Aug 15;62(12):10.1016/j.metabol.2013.07.003. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2013.07.003

Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants at baseline

	IS	IR	P-value

N	30	30
Male : Female (N:N)	14:16	17:13	0.45
Age (yrs)	53.5 [31.3,61.0]	54.5 [44.75,64.50]	0.47
BMI (kg/m²)	27.5 [23.8,31.2]	35.8 [29.9, 39.85]	<0.0001
Family history of DM (N)	15	17	0.71
Systolic BP (mmHg)	113.0 [104.8, 122.8]	131.0 [117.5,140.0]	0.001
Diastolic BP (mm/Hg)	68.0 [60.0, 74.5]	82.0 [70.0, 88.5]	0.001
*HOMA-IR (mguU/dl L)*	0.88 [0.68, 1.21]	4.94 [3.05,8.80]	<0.0001
Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)	86.0 [82.3, 94.8]	103.0 [95.0,129.0]	<0.0001
Fasting Insulin (uU/L)	3.9 [3.2, 5.4]	20.0 [13.0,27.4]	<0.0001

Shown are median [interquartile range] for quantitative traits; P-values are for Wilcoxon Rank Sum Tests.

Abbreviations: IS, insulin sensitive participants; IR, insulin resistant participants; BMI: body mass index; Family history of DM: first degree relative with diabetes mellitus; BP: blood pressure; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance