Table 3. Biochemical Features of Young Women With and Without Post-Breakfast Low Glycemia (Plasma Glucose ≤ 70 mg/dL).
| Post-breakfast low glycemia, mean ± SD |
P value |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Absent (n = 19) | Present (n = 16) | ||
| HbA1c (%) | 5.2 ± 0.2 | 5.1 ± 0.2 | 0.742 |
| HOMA-IR | 0.82 ± 0.47 | 0.70 ± 0.37 | 0.428 |
| MIR (µU/mg) | 225 ± 353 | 265 ± 318 | 0.738 |
| Adipose IR | 1.89 ± 0.82 | 1.48 ± 1.13 | 0.228 |
| PAI-1 (ng/mL) | 24.0 ± 9.3 | 36.0 ± 27.1 | 0.079 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.228 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | 7.3 ± 5.2 | 6.6 ± 3.1 | 0.631 |
| Adiponectin (µg/mL) | 10.4 ± 3.2 | 12.1 ± 5.6 | 0.268 |
| Leptin/adiponectin ratio | 0.77 ± 0.59 | 0.66 ± 0.50 | 0.535 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 0.68 ± 0.33 | 0.64 ± 0.29 | 0.680 |
| AST (U/L) | 18.3 ± 4.0 | 16.8 ± 6.9 | 0.428 |
| ALT (U/L) | 13.3 ± 4.3 | 12.1 ± 3.9 | 0.378 |
| GGT (U/L) | 12.4 ± 2.8 | 12.5 ± 2.7 | 0.933 |
| Apolipoprotein A1 (mg/dL) | 161 ± 14 | 157 ± 15 | 0.470 |
| Apolipoprotein B (mg/dL) | 67 ± 15 | 66 ± 13 | 0.948 |
| Total-C (mg/dL) | 180 ± 23 | 177 ± 23 | 0.726 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 75 ± 12 | 72 ± 11 | 0.416 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 93 ± 20 | 94 ± 19 | 0.830 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 57 ± 21 | 52 ± 15 | 0.444 |
| RLP-C (mg/dL) | 2.9 ± 1.2 | 2.7 ± 0.7 | 0.505 |
| FFA (mEq/L) | 0.51 ± 0.14 | 0.42 ± 0.17 | 0.108 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 114 ± 7 | 111 ± 8 | 0.321 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 69 ± 6 | 66 ± 6 | 0.083 |
HOMA: homeostasis model assessment; IR: insulin resistance; MIR: meal-induced insulin response; PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-6: interleukine-6; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: γ-glutamyltransferase; C: cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; RLP: remnant-like lipoprotein; FFA: free fatty acid; BP: blood pressure.