Table 3. Serum insulin levels and HOMA-IR values of CUG-SGA, NCUG-SGA rats and AGA rats.

Variable	AGA(n = 56)	CUG-SGA(n = 54)	NCUG-SGA(n = 69)
GLU(mmol/L)
Males(n = 31,34,and 36)	4.52±0.17	5.37±0.12	4.97±0.08
Females(n = 25,20,and 33)	4.73±0.15	5.58±0.15	4.65±0.09
INS(mU/ml)
Males	10.25±0.33	39.64±1.68*#	25.16±1.13*
Females	9.56±0.24	40.87±1.53*#	26.07±0.86*
HOMA-IR
Males	2.05±0.29	10.06±0.65*#	5.79±0.69*
Females	1.97±0.31	10.85±0.57*#	5.41±0.58*

Appropriate for gestational age (AGA), small for gestational age with catch-up growth (CUG-SGA), small for gestational age with no catch-up growth (NCUG-SGA), homoeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). *P<0.05 CUG-SGA or NCUG-SGA vs AGA; ^# P<0.05 CUG-SGA vs NCUG-SGA.