. 2003 Aug 15;9(8):1824–1827. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1824

Table 1.

Details of control and IGT groups

Variable	Control group (n = 20)	IGT subject (n = 20)
Age, y	41 ± 4	42 ± 6
Sex, M/F, n	13 / 7	12 / 8
Body mass index, kg/m2	21.11 ± 1.22	20.12 ± 1.43
Plasma glucose, mmol/L	5.22 ± 0.89	7.23 ± 0.73^a
Plasma insulin, pmol/L	72.00 ± 14.83	82.95 ± 10.23^a
Plasma glucagon, pmol/L	80.75 ± 12.98	90.90 ± 15.54^a
Plasma cortisol, mmol/L	0.68 ± 0.11	0.79 ± 0.12^b
IL-6, pg/ml	3.18 ± 0.64	3.63 ± 0.43^a
TNF-α, pg/ml	4.66 ± 0.70	5.99 ± 0.76^b
APACHE ‖ score	7(4 - 10)	10(7 - 15)^a
Sepsis score	10(8 - 16)	15(10 - 25)^a

All data were the mean (s.d.), except APACHE‖ score and sepsis score which were the median (range). APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation.

P < 0.05 vs. control group.

P < 0.01 vs control group.