TABLE 1.
Demographic data of study participants.
| Lean (n = 30) | Obese (n = 26) | T2DM (n = 16) | |
| Age (years) | 25.7 ± 5.77 | 36.2 ± 12.12† | 49.4 ± 12.12†‡ |
| Geniler (FM) | (11/19) | (17/9) | (4/12) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.0 ± 1.48 | 38.8+8.59† | 32.7 ± 7.61† |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.67 | 10.2 ± 4.99†‡ |
| HbA1c | – | 5.3 ± 1.73 | 8.7 ± 2.82† |
| LDL(mmol/L) | 2.5 ± 0.94 | 3.0 ± 0.81 | 3.6 ± 0.72† |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.35 ± 0.16 | 1.18 ± 0.27† | 1.01 ± 0.21† |
| Trig (mmol/L) | 0.83 ± 0.33 | 1.26 ± 0.61 | 2.01 ± 1.04† |
| Insulin (μU/mL) | 4.59 ± 2.04 | 9.98 ± 6.17† | 7.44 ± 8.53 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.03 ± 0.56 | 2.30 ± 1.44† | 2.80 ± 2.55 |
Results are presented as Mean ± SD. †p < 0.05 vs normal weight subjects. ‡P < 0.05 vs obese.