Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the cohort
| All Subjects N = 34 |
Females n = 19 |
Males n = 15 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race, n (%) | 0.03 | |||
| Caucasian | 20 (59) | 13 (68) | 7 (47) | |
| Asian | 11 (32) | 3 (16) | 8 (53) | |
| African American | 3 (9) | 3 (16) | – | |
| Age (y) | 27.9 ± 5.0 | 26.8 ± 4.7 | 29.1 ± 5.0 | 0.18 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 4.0 | 25.6 ± 4.1 | 24.0 ± 3.8 | 0.24 |
| Fasting serum glucose (mg/dL) | 90.6 ± 8.0 | 88.6 ± 5.9 | 93.1 ± 9.6 | 0.11 |
| Fasting serum insulin (Uu/mL) | 6.0 ± 4.0 | 5.8 ± 3.3 | 6.4 ± 4.7 | 0.66 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.4 ± 1.0 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 0.47 |
| Physical activity levels, n (%) | 0.97 | |||
| Low | 4 (12) | 2 (11) | 2 (13) | |
| Moderate | 14 (41) | 8 (42) | 6 (40) | |
| High | 16 (47) | 9 (47) | 7 (47) |
Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD
BMI, body mass index; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance