Myoinositol and D-Chiro Inositol in Improving Insulin Resistance in Obese Male Children: Preliminary Data

Table 2

Baseline values and changes by baseline insulin level.

	Basal insulin level ≥15 μU/mL				Basal insulin level ≤15 μU/mL
Variable		Mean ± SD	Median [25th–75th]			Mean ± SD	Median [25th–75th]
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	11	88.5 ± 3.4	87.0 [86.0–90.0]		12	85.0 ± 4.9	85.0 [82.0–88.0]
Blood glucose 120′ (mg/dL)	11	117.9 ± 19.2	116.0 [98.0–136.0]		12	97.3 ± 16.2	94.0 [87.0–99.5]
Δ (blood glucose 120′, fasting glucose)	11	29.4 ± 17.9	27.0 [14.0–46.0]	0.001	12	12.3 ± 15.0	6.5 [3.0–17.5]	0.003
Fasting insulin (μU/mL)	11	22.6 ± 10.0	18.8 [16.7–25.8]		12	11.0 ± 2.9	11.8 [8.9–13.2]
Insulin 120′ (μU/mL)	11	116.1 ± 81.4	90.6 [65.5–147.0]		12	50.7 ± 24.9	42.7 [34.3–67.1]
Δ (insulin 120′, fasting insulin)	11	93.5 ± 75.9	70.5 [46.7–118.2]	0.001	12	39.8 ± 23.3	32.5 [24.2–54.9]	0.000

signed rank sum test.