Research Article
Relationships between Composition of Major Fatty Acids and Fat Distribution and Insulin Resistance in Japanese
Table 4
Subjects classified as normal glucose tolerant, impaired glucose tolerant (IGT), and diabetic based on OGTT.
| | Parameters | Normal | IGT | Diabetes | value |
| | N | 33 | 71 | 7 | — | | (Male/female) | (13/20) | (43/28) | (2/5) | — | | Age (years) | 47.9 ± 2.2 | 52.5 ± 1.4 | 58.4 ± 3.6 | 0.0601 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 1.1 | 26.5 ± 0.7 | 26.4 ± 0.9 | 0.808 | | Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 93.8 ± 1.6 | 109.4 ± 1.5 | 141.6 ± 4.8 | <0.0001 | | Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 5.2 ± 0.2 | 6.0 ± 0.1 | 6.4 ± 0.1 | <0.0001 | | HOMA-IR | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 2.7 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 1.5 | 0.0011 | | Visceral fat area (cm2) | 115.6 ± 11.5 | 124.0 ± 6.3 | 141.3 ± 17.3 | 0.712 |
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Kruskal-Wallis test was used for comparisons among groups. Data are mean ± SEM. HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index.
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