TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of insulin-resistant and insulin-sensitive moderately obese human subjects
| Characteristic | Insulin Sensitive (n = 8) | Insulin Resistant(n = 7) | a |
| Age (years) | 56.9 ± 7.5 | 54.7 ± 4.2 | 0.53 |
| Sex (M/F) | 6/2 | 6/1 | 0.64 |
| Race (white/non-white) | 7/1 | 5/2 | 0.10 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.3 ± 3.2 | 28.5 ± 1.7 | 0.07 |
| SSPG (mg/dl) | 83.9 ± 17.0 | 195 ± 29.1 | <0.001 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 98.4 ± 5.0 | 100.3 ± 9.3 | 0.06 |
| Fasting TG (mg/dl) | 86.5 ± 15.0 | 141 ± 37.2 | 0.007 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 56.1 ± 10.8 | 48.6 ± 14.4 | 0.28 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 114.9 ± 16.5 | 116.0 ± 30.6 | 0.93 |
| SAT (cm3) | 113.0 ± 38.3 | 135.3 ± 31.1 | 0.24 |
| VAT (cm3) | 46.9 ± 23.7 | 70.3 ± 25.7 | 0.09 |
| VAT/SAT ratio | 0.43 ± 0.22 | 0.52 ± 0.16 | 0.34 |
| Thigh fat (cm3) | 52.8 ± 21.0 | 44.7 ± 15.3 | 0.40 |
Values are means ± SD. SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; SSPG, steady-state plasma glucose; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.
a
Unpaired Student’s t-test for continuous variables; chi2 test for categorical variables.