Table 2 Comparison of glucose, insulin and ANGPTL3 serum levels at fasting, 30, 60 and 120 min between the lean and obese group.

From: Serum angiopoietin-like 3 levels are elevated in obese non diabetic men but are unaffected during an oral glucose tolerance test

Variable

Time

Lean (n = 28)

Mean ± SD

Obese (n = 30)

Mean ± SD

p value

Glucose

0 min (mg/dL)

82.39 ± 7.97

88.53 ± 11.23

0.031

30 min (mg/dL)

115.61 ± 18.31

129.43 ± 26.68

0.027

60 min (mg/dL)

85.71 ± 16.91

116.83 ± 28.83

0.001

120 min (mg/dL)

74.64 ± 13.81

94.97 ± 24.12

0.001

Glucose–AUC

180.01 ± 24.82

221.96 ± 44.02

0.000

Insulin

0 min (µUI/mL)

7.83 ± 3.16

26.80 ± 11.51

0.001

30 min (µUI/mL)

81.46 ± 4.58

212.94 ± 9.75

0.001

60 min (µUI/mL)

54.49 ± 30.82

145.77 ± 74.07

0.001

120 min (µUI/mL)

27.46 ± 20.63

89.10 ± 68.47

0.005

Insulin–AUC

88.21 ± 32.21

267.05 ± 108.90

0.000

ANGPTL3

0 min (ng/mL)

117.20 ± 24.05

140.09 ± 33.07

0.008

30 min (ng/mL)

117.29 ± 23.90

135.6081 ± 29.87

0.013

60 min (ng/mL)

113.24 ± 25.19

141.7284 ± 31.76

0.003

120 min (ng/mL)

113.19 ± 31.85

142.5383 ± 30.81

0.002

ANGPTL3–AUC

229.48 ± 46.92

280.39 ± 55.72

0.000

  1. AUC area under the curve.
  2. *A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.