Research Article

Relationships between Composition of Major Fatty Acids and Fat Distribution and Insulin Resistance in Japanese

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects.

ParametersValues

N (male/female)111 (54/57)
Age (years)51.5 ± 1.1
Height (cm)162.5 ± 0.8
Body mass index (kg/m2)26.4 ± 0.5
Waist circumference (cm)91.3 ± 1.4
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)128.4 ± 2.3
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)78.2 ± 1.5
Biochemical markers
 Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)107.0 ± 1.5
 Hemoglobin A1c (%)5.7 ± 0.9
 Immunoreactive insulin (μU/mL)9.4 ± 0.7
 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)211.0 ± 5.9
 High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)57.1 ± 1.8
 Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)123.8 ± 4.4
 Triglyceride (mg/dL)131.4 ± 8.0
 Free fatty acids (mEq/L)0.6 ± 0.0
 Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)26.2 ± 1.1
 Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)31.9 ± 2.5
 Creatinine (mg/dL)0.7 ± 0.0
 Uric acid (mg/dL)5.8 ± 0.1
 High molecular weight adiponectin
(μg/mL) ()
2.9 ± 0.2
 Leptin (ng/mL) ()12.4 ± 1.5
75 g OGTT
 30 min glucose (mg/dL)180.1 ± 3.4
 60 min glucose (mg/dL)199.9 ± 5.3
 120 min glucose (mg/dL)161.9 ± 5.1
 30 min IRI (μU/mL)50.4 ± 3.7
 60 min IRI (μU/mL)70.1 ± 5.3
 120 min IRI (μU/mL)68.7 ± 4.7
 HOMA-IR2.4 ± 0.2
 Insulinogenic index0.7 ± 0.1
CT scan
 Visceral fat (cm2)122.6 ± 5.4
 Subcutaneous fat (cm2)209.0 ± 12.9
 V/S ratio0.7 ± 0.0

Data are mean ± SEM. IRI: immunoreactive insulin; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index.