Table 1.

Characteristics of the normal and hyperinsulinaemic subjects at the screening visit¹

	Normal	Hyperinsulinemics	P-value
Age (y)	35.9 ± 3.8	36.9 ± 2.2	0.8
M:F	4 : 5	3 : 6
BMI (kg/m2)	25.4 ± 1.5	28.4 ± 0.7	0.1
Waist Circumference (cm)	87.7 ± 2.7	95.1 ± 1.4	0.03
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	109 ± 3	118 ± 3	0.06
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	68 ± 3	77 ± 4	0.08
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.0 ± 0.1	5.1 ± 0.2	0.65
Insulin (pmol/L)	29.4 ± 2.0	76.7 ± 12.0	0.004
HCT (L/L)	0.39 ± 0.01	0.39 ± 0.01	0.91
AST (U/L)	18.9 ± 1.3	21.9 ± 1.6	0.16
CRP (mg/L)	2.5 ± 1.8	2.7 ± 0.7	0.91
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.7 ± 0.2	5.3 ± 0.4	0.23
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.91 ± 0.12	1.78 ± 0.3	0.02
HDL (mmol/L)	1.42 ± 0.06	1.08 ± 0.08	0.004
TC/HDL	3.33 ± 0.18	4.93 ± 0.31	0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	2.84 ± 0.21	3.39 ± 0.30	0.16

¹Values are means ±SEM.