Table 1 Birthweight, current body composition, serum liver enzymes and adipocytokines in young normal weight Japanese women according to homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance values: insulin sensitive (IS), borderline and insulin resistant (IR) groups.

From: Association between serum leptin concentrations and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance of 2.5 and higher in normal weight Japanese women

HOMA-IR: range

IS

Borderline

IR

*

n = 194

n = 41

n = 16

 < 1.6

1.6–2.4

 ≥ 2.5

Birthweight (g)

3168 ± 374

3285 ± 356

3366 ± 631

 

Macrosomia (n, %)

4, 2.8

2, 7.1

2, 22.2

0.016

BMI (kg/m2)

20.5 ± 1.5

20.6 ± 1.3

20.6 ± 1.5

 

Waist (cm)

71.5 ± 5.1

71.3 ± 4.6

71.0 ± 5.1

 

Trunk/leg fat ratio

1.26 ± 0.23

1.25 ± 0.27

1.32 ± 0.28

 

% Body fat (%)

27.9 ± 4.6

29.6 ± 4.5

29.6 ± 4.7

 

%Trunk fat (%)

28.9 ± 5.4

30.3 ± 5.5

30.8 ± 6.1

 

%ASM (%)

28.9 ± 2.0

28.1 ± 2.1

28.5 ± 2.5

 

ASMI (kg/m2)

5.9 ± 0.5

5.8 ± 0.4

5.9 ± 0.5

 

Body FMI (kg/m2)

5.7 ± 1.3

6.0 ± 1.2

6.1 ± 1.3

 

Trunk FMI (kg/m2)

2.76 ± 0.70

2.91 ± 0.71

3.00 ± 0.86

 

Leg FMI (kg/m2)

2.21 ± 0.47

2.35 ± 0.45

2.27 ± 0.35

 

Leptin (ng/mL)

8.1 ± 3.2

10.1 ± 4.3

11.4 ± 5.0

a,b

Fat mass-adjusted leptin (ng/mL/kg)

0.56 ± 0.17

0.65 ± 0.18

0.73 ± 0.24

a,b

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

11.4 ± 4.0

11.4 ± 5.0

11.2 ± 3.6

 

LAR

0.82 ± 0.53

1.12 ± 0.89

1.19 ± 0.79

a

Systolic BP (mmHg)

106 ± 9

106 ± 13

107 ± 7

 

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

61 ± 7

61 ± 8

61 ± 7

 

Resting pulse (bpm)

63 ± 8

71 ± 11

70 ± 11

a,b

  1. Mean ± SD or n, %. HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, BMI: body mass index, ASM: appendicular skeletal muscle mass, ASMI: ASM index, %ASM: percentage ASM, FMI: fat mass index, BP: blood pressure. bpm: beats per minute. LAR: leptin/adiponectin ratio. *: p < 0.05 or less by Bonferroni's multiple comparison procedure. a: IS versus borderline, b: IS versus IR, c: borderline versus IR.