Table 2.

The level of fasting plasma glucose, plasma insulin, C-peptide in different classification of Child-Pugh liver cirrhosis

Groups	n	Glucose (mmol/L)	Insulin (mU/L)	C-Peptides (pmol/L)	HOMA-IR	Insulin secretion
Cirrhosis	106	4.65±1.74	19.27±6.21##	490±146	3.98±1.89##	25.43±10.55##
Child-Pugh A	35	4.37±1.76	15.59±5.37#	475±142	3.03±1.45#	30.47±12.34#
Child-Pugh B	30	4.50±1.69	16.71±5.75#	483±137	3.25±1.58#	28.9±10.68#
Child-Pugh C	41	4.90±1.88	22.59±7.16##	511±149	4.92±2.35##	22.62±8.73##
Normal	37	4.29±1.68	10.81±4.46	448±131	2.06±0.98	41.44±16.37

Data are means ± SD;

^#P<0.05 (compare with the normal group).

^##P<0.01 (compare with the normal group).