Table 1.
Subject baseline characteristics by tertile of insulin resistance
| Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | P-value | |
| n | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Age (y) | 47±3 | 46±2 | 47±2 | 0.88 |
| Sex (F/M) | 15/3 | 15/3 | 17/1 | 0.73 |
| Body weight (kg) | 92±3 | 94±3 | 94±2 | 0.86 |
| Height (cm) | 164±2 | 165±2 | 165±2 | 0.79 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 34±1 | 34±1 | 34±1 | 0.99 |
| Lean mass (kg) | 48±2 | 49±2 | 48±2 | 0.90 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 40±2 | 42±2 | 42±2 | 0.72 |
| Visceral fat mass (kg) | 1.1±0.1 | 1.4±0.2 | 1.2±0.1 | 0.39 |
| Glucose (mg/l) | 92±1a | 101±3b | 104±3c | 0.01 |
| Insulin (uIU/ml) | 8±1a | 12±1b | 21±2c | <0.01 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.8±0.1a | 2.9±0.1b | 5.4±0.5c | <0.01 |
| Brachial artery diameter (cm) | 3.84±0.17 | 3.97±0.23 | 3.60±0.20 | 0.34 |
Values reported as mean±SEM. F: Female, M: Male. P-value between groups at baseline: One-way ANOVA. Means not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (Tukey post-hoc test).