Characteristic | Different twin pairs | ||
---|---|---|---|
Group a | Group b | P value | |
Number | 9 | 9 | |
Number (%) with characteristic | |||
Women | 8 (88.9) | 8 (88.9) | – |
Current drinking | 1 (11.1) | 1 (11.1) | – |
Current smoking | 1 (11.1) | 1 (11.1) | – |
Mean of characteristic | |||
Age, years | 53.0 ± 8.6 | 53.0 ± 8.6 | – |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 29.7 ± 3.4 | 28.8 ± 3.2 | 0.056 |
Visceral fat, cm2 | 153.6 ± 30.4 | 150.8 ± 29.5 | 0.54 |
HbA1c, % | 5.8 ± 0.3 | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 0.008† |
Plasma glucose, mmol/L | 5.82 ± 0.71 | 5.58 ± 0.34 | 0.29 |
Serum insulin, mU/L | 11.7 ± 4.4 | 12.0 ± 3.0 | 0.77 |
Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.66 ± 0.63 | 1.53 ± 0.54 | 0.60 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.15 ± 1.22 | 4.21 ± 0.97 | 0.16 |
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.25 ± 0.23 | 1.23 ± 0.11 | 0.76 |
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.34 ± 0.96 | 2.90 ± 0.50 | 0.27 |
ALT, U/L | 24.9 ± 11.1 | 21.8 ± 10.2 | 0.074 |
AST, U/L | 20.6 ± 7.6 | 20.1 ± 11.4 | 0.82 |
GGT, U/L | 21.9 ± 8.8 | 20.3 ± 8.4 | 0.13 |
Serum creatinine, µmol/L | 63.0 ± 8.2 | 64.8 ± 9.1 | 0.21 |