Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: 5-Aminovaleric acid betaine predicts impaired glucose metabolism and diabetes

Characteristics

T-3

T0

T18

N

Values

N

Values

N

Values

Age (years)

143

50.5 ± 12.6

143

50.8 ± 12.6

112

53.9 ± 12.2

Sex, N

143

     

 Male

31

21.5%

    

 Female

112

77.8%

    

BMI (kg/m2)

143

37.3 ± 6.1

143

32.7 ± 5.7

112

33.3 ± 5.3

Glucose metabolism

143

 

143

 

111

 

 No diabetes

87

60.4%

98

68.1%

51

35.4%

 Impaired GM

38

26.4%

29

20.3%

45

31.3%

 Type 2 diabetes

18

12.5%

16

11.1%

15

10.4%

Diabetes medication

144

 

144

 

144

 

 No

138

95.8%

135

93.8%

133

92.4%

 Yes

6

4.2%

9

6.3%

11

7.6%

Lean body mass (%)

126

63.9 ± 6.3

134

67.8 ± 7.4

134

68.5 ± 7.9

Total abdominal body fat (mm²)

143

54,592.7 ± 13,414.5

143

43,838.1 ± 12,817.6

107

44,916.1 ± 11,391.4

HbA1c (%)

143

5.8 ± 0.8

143

5.9 ± 0.8

106

5.6 ± 0.6

ISI

140

0.06 ± 0.03

140

0.08 ± 0.04

  

HOMA

142

2.9 ± 2.7

143

1.6 ± 1.0

109

2.1 ± 1.5

Disposition index

138

0.6 ± 0.3

141

0.4 ± 0.2

110

0.5 ± 0.3

Insulin secretion (A.U.)

138

0.57 ± 0.30

141

0.38 ± 0.20

110

0.44 ± 0.23

Fatty liver index

141

81.0 ± 18.6

143

54.7 ± 28.7

101

61.4 ± 26.3

Live fat score

141

0.3 ± 2.2

143

−1.1 ± 1.4

107

−0.7 ± 1.7

5-AVAB (log)

143

7.5 ± 0.15

143

7.4 ± 0.10

  
  1. ± Depicts standard deviation.