Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics

From: Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide has impaired effect on abdominal, subcutaneous adipose tissue metabolism in obese subjects

Parameter

Obese subjects with NGT

Obese subjects with IGT

Age (years)

36±4

41±3

Body weight (kg)

112±4.8

119±5.6

Subcutaneous fat (cm)

3.4±1.4

3.5±2.0

Fat mass (%)

32.1±2.4

34.9±2.5

Body mass index (kg m−2)

33.6±1.4

36.0±1.4

Triacylglycerides (mM)

2.0±0.3

1.8±0.2

HDL (mM)

0.8±0.1

1.0±0.1

LDL (mM)

3.6±0.2

3.3±0.3

Cholesterol (mM)

5.3±0.2

5.2±0.3

HOMA-1r

3.1±0.4

4.5±0.7

Baseline absolute ATBF (ml per 100 g per min)

2.6±0.4

2.3±0.7

  1. Abbreviations: ATBF, adipose tissue blood flow; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-1r, homeostatic model assessment; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
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