Normal Sweat Secretion Despite Impaired Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Axis in Obese Subjects

Table 1

Twenty-four-hour GH, basal levels of insulin, FFA, IGF-I levels, and insulin sensitivity in 16 obese, 8 previously obese, and 16 non-obese.

	Non-obese	Obese	Previously obese
24-hour AUC GH (mU/L⋅24 h)	341±41	99±23 *	299±81^‡
IGF-I (μg/L)	308±18	220±21 *	330±73^‡
FFA (meq/L)	0.55±0.07	0.80±0.07 **	0.63±0.08^‡
Insulin (pmol/L)	46.8±3.6	81.9±7.8 *	43.3±9.1^‡
QUICKI (no units)	0.38±0.01	0.33±0.01 *	0.39±0.01^‡

* 𝑃<0.001 Obese versus non-obese.
** 𝑃<0.05 Obese versus non-obese.
^‡𝑃<0.05 Obese versus previously obese.