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. 2021 Nov 10;13(Suppl 2):S1659–S1663. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_391_21

Table 2.

Oral glucose tolerance test, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, area under the curve and lipid profile in Group A (spironolactone) and Group B (spironolactone and dietary induced weight-loss) at baseline and alter treatment

Group A (n=5) Group B (n=7)


Baseline After therapy Baseline After therapy
Age (years) 19.8±5 - 24±5.7 -
BMI (kg/m2) 28.6±4.7 29±5.4 30.3±3.5 26.3±3.4*
Score FG 10.6±2.7 5.6±2.7 9.7±3.3 5±2.8
Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 5.1±0.1 4.9±0.6 4.8±0.5 4.7±0.5
75-g OGTT 60 min (mmol/l) 6.7±1.5 6.6±1.5 6.9±2.9 5.4±1.3
75-g OGTT 120 min (mmol/l) 5.4±1.3 5.2±1.6 6±2 5±1.4
Fasting insulin (mmol/l) 18.2±6.8 16.4±3.6 17.4±3.4 13.9±8
75-g OGTT 60 min (mmol/l) 73.4±15.5 66.6±17.8 63±14 41.3±24.3*
75-g OGTT 120 min (mmol/l) 4ó.8±13.3 45±21.6 32±23.3 15.57±6.4
HOMAIR 4.1±1.5 4.2±1.8 3.2±0.4 1.9±0.6*
AUCinsulin 5880±1592 5004±2189 6090±3791 4500±2120*
TG (mmol/l) 1.5±0.1 1.2±0.3* 1.6±0.1 1.2±0.2*
TC (mmol/l) 4.52±0.5 4.68±0.8 4.45±0.4 4.85±0.4
HDL-choIesterol (mmol/l) 1.16±0.1 1.18±0.2 1.2±0.1 1.2±1.5

BMI: Body mass index, TC: Total cholesterol, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, OGTT: Oral glucose tolerance test, HOMAIR: Homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, AUC: Area under the curve, TG: Triglycerides, FG: Ferriman-Gallwey, P <0.005