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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Physiol. 2014 Jan 10;99(4):640–650. doi: 10.1113/expphysiol.2013.076869

Table 2.

Changes in key variables during the hyperinsulinaemic-hypoglycemic clamp under normoxic and hyperoxic conditions.

Study Timepoint Change
Clamp - Baseline
Baseline Clamp
PaO2 (mmHg)
  Normoxia 108±3 122±3 14±3
  Hyperoxia 110±6 424±39*a 313±38*
PaCO2 (mmHg)
  Normoxia 41±1 41±1a −1±1
  Hyperoxia* 41±1 39±1a −2±1
Insulin (uU/mL)
  Normoxia 4±1 132±8a 128±8
  Hyperoxia 4±1 132±7a 128±7
Glucose (umol/mL)
  Normoxia 5.4±0.1 3.4±0.1a −2.0±0.1
  Hyperoxia 5.5±0.1 3.3±0.1a −2.2±0.1
Glucose Infusion Rate (umol/kg FFM/min)
  Normoxia ---- 28±4a 28±4
  Hyperoxia ---- 37±3*a 37±3*
Norepinephrine (pg/mL)
  Normoxia 206±20 355±40a 149±29
  Hyperoxia 203±19 312±39a 109±29
Epinephrine (pg/mL)
  Normoxia 28±4 748±101a 720±99
  Hyperoxia 32±6 577±85*a 545±84*

Mean±SE, n=10

Effect of Condition: *p<0.05 vs Normoxia

Effect of Timepoint: ap<0.05 vs Baseline