Table 1. Clinical profiles of patients.
| No. patients | 273 |
|---|---|
| Male/female | 158/115 |
| Age (years) | 61.2 ± 12.2 |
| Years from diagnosis | 9.6 ± 9.6 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121.8 ± 12.9 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73.6 ± 9.6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.9 ± 3.7 |
| HbA1c at admission (%) | 9.7 ± 2.0 |
| sCre (mg/dL) | 0.69 ± 0.18 |
| Glucagon load: FPG/PG‐6min (mg/dL) | 164.1 ± 47.9/180.6 ± 49.1 |
| Glucagon load: FCPR/CPR‐6min (ng/mL) | 1.80 ± 0.97/3.83 ± 1.76 |
| Meal load: FPG/PPPG (mg/dL) | 167.0 ± 54.8/271.5 ± 83.5 |
| Meal load: FCPR/PPCPR (ng/mL) | 1.76 ± 0.94/4.87 ± 2.41 |
BMI, body mass index; CPR‐6min, C‐peptide immunoreactivity 6 min after intravenous injection of 1 mg glucagon; FCPR, fasting CPR; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; OHA, oral hypoglycemic agents; PG‐6min, plasma glucose 6 min after glucagon load; PPCPR, postprandial CPR; PPPG, postprandial plasma glucose; sCre, serum creatinine.