Table 1.
Anthropometric and metabolic parameters measured in control and Type 2 diabetic subjects either Early-onset or classical Type 2 diabetes.
| Early-onset type 2 diabetes | Classical type 2 diabetes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control subjects | Youth with type 2 diabetes | Older control subjects | Older type 2 diabetic subjects | |
| n | 12 | 21 | 17 | 24 |
| Male/female ratio | 9/3 | 14/7 | 7/10 | 18/6 |
| Age (years) | 23.82 ± 5.81 | 28.38 ± 3.86* | 54.5 ± 6.09 | 55.04 ± 6.51 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 35.66 ± 4.44 | 35 ± 9.66 | 33.37 ± 3.79 | 35.17 ± 4.72 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5.04 ± 0.51 | 9.08 ± 2.82* | 5.02 ± 0.68 | 9.60 ± 2.69* |
| Fasting insulin (pmol/l) | 29.59 ± 44.81 | 31.29 ± 34.64 | 12.03 ± 7.41 | 26.97 ± 22.26* |
| VO2max (ml*kg-1*min-1) | 24.43 ± 4.02 | 24.17 ± 5.47 | 20.29 ± 5.03 | 21.93 ± 4.94 |
Data are means ± standard deviation. Statistical analyses comparing control and type 2 diabetes state were performed by unpaired t-Test.