Table 1.

Characteristics of metabolic parameters

Parameters	Unit	T2D group (mean/median)	IR group (mean/median)	Control group (mean/median)
Age	years	45.3/44	44.6/42	36.8/35.5
Sex	–	3♂ 6♀	1♂ 5♀	3♂ 5♀
BMI	kg/m2	38.1/39	24/25	24/24
Visceral index (bioimpedance)	–	13.6/11.5	6.3/5.5	4.3/4
Fasting plasma glucose	mg/dl	145/130	79/80	77/78
HbA1c	%	7.2/7.2	5.2/5.3	5.2/5.3
HOMA-IR	–	11.5/9.6	2.3/2.6	1.3/1.3
HDL (high-density lipoprotein)	mg/dl	40/41	69/73	64/63
LDL (low-density lipoprotein)	mg/dl	94/91	125/130	111/111
TG (triglycerides)	mg/dl	183/152	115/102	83/81
Liver fat in ultrasound imaging	–	present	absent/present	absent
Serum Insulin	μU/ml	33/32.1	11.6/13.7	6.9/6.7