Table 4.

Plasma FFA dynamics during the FSIVGTT.

	Pre-Tx	12 months post-Tx	NDC	p (pre-Tx to NDC)	p (pre- vs. post-Tx)
Baseline (μmol/l)	424 ± 104	245 ± 48	391 ± 64	0.85	0.13
Nadir (μmol/l)	131 ± 37	62 ± 14	102 ± 40	0.66	0.08
AUC insulin phase 1 (pmol/l-min)	25 ± 61	637 ± 251	1418 ± 235	0.0001	0.06
Mean FFA phase 1 (μmol/l)	505 ± 125	333 ± 48	410 ± 104	0.66	0.20
Mean FFA 0–20 min (μmol/l)	500 ± 120	303 ± 42	364 ± 98	0.51	0.13
Fractional disposal rate (%)/min(10–40)	−2.5 ± 0.9	−3.2 ± 1.6	−1.8 ± 2.3	0.73	0.70
Fractional disposal rate (%)/min(10–20)	−0.9 ± 0.7	−5.3 ± 2.7	−6.9 ± 1.6	0.0007	0.06
Fractional disposal rate (%)/min(20–40)	−5.2 ± 1.8	−3.9 ± 2.3	0.1 ± 2.0	0.12	0.67
AUC insulin phase 2 (pmol/l·min)	22 530 ± 5442	11 056 ± 1808	13 162 ± 3742	0.32	0.05
Fractional disposal rate (%)/min(10–70)	−1.9 ± 0.4	−1.4 ± 0.2	−1.0 ± 0.5	0.26	.033
Mean FFA phase 3 (μmol/l·min)	348 ± 43	288 ± 34	335 ± 13	0.85	0.29

AUC, area under the curve; FFA, free fatty acid; Tx, transplant.