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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Fasting hepatic insulin clearance reflects postprandial hepatic insulin clearance: a brief report

Parameters

T2DM

Non-DM

p-value

n

31

39

 

Sex (male/female)

16/15

24/15

0.34

Age (years)

57.9 ± 11.3

32.3 ± 8.2

< 0.001

Duration of diabetes (years)

3.8 ± 4.6

-

 

BMI (kg/m2)

27.1 ± 4.3

21.8 ± 3.0

< 0.001

Waist circumstance (cm)

94.1 ± 11.8

76.8 ± 10.0

< 0.001

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

7.1 ± 1.1

4.8 ± 0.4

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

7.7 ± 1.4

5.3 ± 0.3

< 0.001

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

60 ± 15

34 ± 3

< 0.001

AST (IU/L)

33.4 ± 20.3

21.2 ± 8.9

< 0.005

ALT (IU/L)

50.4 ± 35.4

25.7 ± 24.8

< 0.005

Gamma-GTP (IU/L)

54.1 ± 50.2

23.1 ± 12.1

< 0.005

Fasting insulin (pmol/L)

80.0 ± 51.0

45.7 ± 25.2

< 0.001

Fasting C-peptide (nmol/L)

0.80 ± 0.30

0.49 ± 0.21

< 0.001

Postprandial HIC (L·min–1·m2)

8.2 ± 3.8

6.7 ± 2.1

0.06

Fasting HIC (L·min–1·m2)

14.2 ± 9.2

12.2 ± 4.7

0.23

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

85.9 ± 20.2

97.1 ± 14.0

< 0.05

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.70 ± 0.20

0.70 ± 0.15

0.50

HOMA-beta (%)

80.0 ± 54.8

114.3 ± 60.8

< 0.05

HOMA2-beta (%)

66.2 ± 32.8

90.3 ± 28.2

< 0.05

HOMA-IR

4.2 ± 2.7

1.68 ± 1.0

< 0.001

HOMA2-IR

1.62 ± 0.96

0.89 ± 0.46

< 0.001

Sg (min− 1 × 10− 2)

1.32 ± 0.29

2.28 ± 0.78

< 0.001

GDR (mg/kg/min)

6.0 ± 1.9

10.0 ± 2.8

< 0.001

M/I (100 × mg · kg− 1 · body weight− 1 · min− 1 · mU− 1 · l− 1)

7.3 ± 6.4

11.6 ± 5.2

< 0.005

Whole body insulin clearance (mL/min)

1.6 ± 0.8

2.3 ± 4.1

0.18

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. (All n = T2DM 31, Non-DM 39; HOMA2 beta and IR, n = T2DM 28, Non-DM 36)
  2. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; GDR, glucose disposal rate; GGTP, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HOMA-beta, homeostatic model assessment beta cell function; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; Sg, glucose effectiveness