Table 2. Forearm blood flow (ml/min per 100 ml) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in controls in the baseline and during insulin infusion.

Insulin infusion rate (mU/kg per min)
	0.01					0.035
	0	80	100	120		0	80	100	120 min
Controls (n= 5)	3.5±0.2	3.7±0.1	3.6±0.2	3.7±0.2	Controls (n=7)	3.7±0.1	4.2±0.3	4.6±0.1a	4.7±0.2a
CKD (n= 5)	4.1±0.2	4.0±0.2	3.8±0.26	4.0±0.3	CKD (n=7)	4.2±0.4	4.9±0.6	4.9±0.4a	5.1±0.4a

^aP⩽0.05 basal versus insulin-infused period.