Table 1. Participant characteristics and calculated C‐peptide secretion parameters.
Mean ± SD | Median (range) | |
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Age (years) | 27.4 ± 4.14 | 26 (23–36) |
Height (cm) | 172.4 ± 5.1 | 171.4 (165.3–179.6) |
Weight (kg) | 64.2 ± 5.2 | 66 (55.8–70.7) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.6 ± 1.3 | 21.2 (19.9–23.7) |
Body fat percentage (%) | 18.2 ± 1.5 | 18.6 (15.7–19.9) |
C‐peptide secretion parameters | ||
VCP (L) | 3.99 ± 0.1 | 4.03 (3.82‐4.1) |
k1 (per min) | 0.0522 ± 0.0006 | 0.052 (0.0515–0.0534) |
k2 (per min) | 0.0496 ± 0.0003 | 0.0496 (0.0490–0.0499) |
k3 (per min) | 0.0593 ± 0.0007 | 0.0595 (0.0579–0.06) |
BMI, body mass index; k1, k2 and k3, rate constants used in the C‐peptide secretion submodel; SD, standard deviation; VCP, distribution volume of C‐peptide in plasma.