Table 1 Features of female students and parents with normal glucose tolerance.

From: Elevated 1 h post-load plasma glucose associates with decreased serum lipoprotein lipase in youth and decreased leg fat mass in midlife

 

Students

Parents

p values

n = 164

n = 94

Age(years)

20.4

 ± 

1.0

49.7

 ± 

4.2

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

20.9

 ± 

2.3

22.4

 ± 

2.9

 < 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

73.2

 ± 

5.6

80.8

 ± 

8.6

 < 0.001

Arm fat/BF ratio (%)

7.4

 ± 

2.4

8.0

 ± 

2.4

0.056

Leg fat (LF)/BF ratio (%)

40.1

 ± 

4.4

31.1

 ± 

6.1

 < 0.001

Trunk fat (TF)/BF ratio (%)

48.2

 ± 

4.1

56.8

 ± 

6.7

 < 0.001

BF percentage (%)

25.8

 ± 

6.2

26.5

 ± 

6.8

0.373

Fat mass index (kg/m2)

5.4

 ± 

1.7

6.0

 ± 

2.0

0.012

ASMI (kg/m2)

6.3

 ± 

0.8

6.7

 ± 

1.1

0.001

%ASM (%)

30.1

 ± 

3.1

29.9

 ± 

3.7

0.601

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

84

 ± 

7

89

 ± 

8

 < 0.001

2 h glucose (mg/dL)

90

 ± 

18

103

 ± 

18

 < 0.001

Fasting insulin (μU/mL)

5.8

 ± 

3.1

5.1

 ± 

3.2

0.089

2 h insulin (μU/mL)

36

 ± 

23

36

 ± 

30

0.952

HbA1c (%)

5.2

 ± 

0.2

5.4

 ± 

0.3

 < 0.001

HOMA-IR

1.2

 ± 

0.7

1.2

 ± 

0.8

0.524

Insulinogenic index

4.5

 ± 

13.1

1.3

 ± 

2.0

0.002

Oral disposition index

42

 ± 

127

11

 ± 

15

0.002

Matsuda index

8.9

 ± 

4.0

9.7

 ± 

5.4

0.228

AT-IR

2.9

 ± 

2.1

2.9

 ± 

3.3

0.901

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

55

 ± 

20

114

 ± 

120

 < 0.001

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

74

 ± 

12

68

 ± 

18

0.004

LPL (ng/mL)

75

 ± 

19

67

 ± 

22

0.001

Leptin (ng/mL)

7.5

 ± 

3.7

5.2

 ± 

3.4

 < 0.001

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

12.4

 ± 

4.6

9.6

 ± 

5.2

 < 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

110

 ± 

12

126

 ± 

18

 < 0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

66

 ± 

7

80

 ± 

12

 < 0.001

  1. Mean ± SD. ASM: appendicular skeletal muscle mass, %ASM: ASM relative to body size, ASMI: ASM index, BF: body fat, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance, AT-IR: adipose tissue insulin resistance index, BP: blood pressure, LPL: lipoprotein lipase.Figures in bold indicate statistically nonsignificant associations.
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