. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 6.

Published in final edited form as: Diabetologia. 2011 Aug 18;54(11):10.1007/s00125-011-2271-9. doi: 10.1007/s00125-011-2271-9

Table 1. Participant characteristics.

Characteristic	Lean	Obese	T2D
Age (years)	39±4	46±4	48±3
Sex (male/female)	4/4	4/4	3/5
BMI (kg/m²)	24±0.9	28±1^*	34±2^***
Weight (kg)	74±5	81 ±5	98±5^***
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)	5.22±0.09	5.46±0.14	6.83±0.43^**
Fasting insulin (pmol/l)	41 ±9	121 ±23	79±18
Basal glucose production (mg m⁻² min⁻¹)	80.8±6.7	74.2±6.3	80.3±4.0
Insulin-stimulated glucose disposal (mg m⁻² min⁻¹)	465.3±90.1	282.5±20.8	233.4±23.2

Data are given as means ± SEM

Glucose disposal rates were calculated as the average value during the final 30 min of insulin infusion

p≤0.05,

^**

p≤0.01,

^***

p≤0.001 (ANOVA) T2D, type 2 diabetes