Research Article

Increased Serum ANGPTL8 Concentrations in Patients with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of 129 subjects, including a statistical comparison of characteristics of subjects with NGR, IFG, IGT, CGI, and T2DM.

NGT (22)IFG (30)IGT (32)CGI (12)T2DM (33)Value

Gender (M/F)6/1617/1314/186/621/128.0260.091
Age (years)54.41 ± 5.5957.66 ± 5.5058.09 ± 6.4758.17 ± 8.3360.18 ± 5.862.9230.024d
BMI (kg/m2)24.21 ± 3.1725.44 ± 2.6325.14 ± 3.1827.20 ± 3.2526.53 ± 3.362.8020.029c
Waist circumferences (cm)79.89 ± 7.2985.54 ± 7.1084.25 ± 7.5989.12 ± 9.1687.58 ± 7.614.4320.002a, c, d
WHR0.85 ± 0.050.90 ± 0.040.88 ± 0.040.91 ± 0.050.90 ± 0.043.9270.005a, b, c, d
SBP (mmHg)127.00 ± 13.82128.07 ± 13.55130.06 ± 14.63131.67 ± 13.06132.79 ± 10.620.8600.490
DBP (mmHg)80.82 ± 7.2480.69 ± 5.9182.12 ± 7.1483.67 ± 6.2584.18 ± 7.631.3590.252
TC (mmol/L)1.09 (0.77–2.11)1.95 ± 1.162.13 (1.38–3.05)1.86 (1.20–3.33)2.02 ± 0.997.5400.110
TG (mmol/L)0.44 ± 0.170.65 (0.37–1.10)0.67 (0.47–1.37)0.65 (0.43–1.01)0.67 (0.44–1.13)12.7820.012a, b, d
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.84 ± 0.590.92 ± 0.751.06 ± 0.691.20 ± 0.900.98 ± 0.580.7140.584
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.53 ± 0.270.57 ± 0.380.68 ± 0.360.71 ± 0.530.65 ± 0.360.9020.465
HbA1C (mmol/L)5.52 ± 0.315.58 ± 0.285.67 ± 0.345.71 ± 0.336.96 ± 1.6614.084<0.001d, g, i, j
FPG (mmol/L)4.92 ± 0.355.96 ± 0.275.17 (5.02–5.42)6.09 (5.75–6.41)7.40 (6.71–8.55)97.295<0.001a, c, d, e, g, h, i, j
PPG (mmol/L)6.72 (5.89–6.95)6.23 ± 1.098.50 (8.12–9.80)9.25 (8.21–9.79)14.51 ± 4.26105.764<0.001b, c, d, e, f, g, i, j
FINS (mIU/L)1.80 (1.37–3.62)3.45 (1.98–4.99)3.39 (2.46–6.44)5.67 (2.98–7.59)4.36 (2.12–8.65)18.3750.001c, d
Fasting C-peptide (ng/mL)1.18 ± 0.801.50 ± 0.601.49 ± 0.841.64 ± 0.871.86 ± 1.182.8640.026c, d
PINS (mIU/L)10.72 (6.13–15.20)17.54 (6.98–34.68)35.26 (23.84–51.49)38.60 (23.52–58.64)21.22 (11.59–39.48)31.364<0.001b, c, d
Postprandial C-peptide (ng/mL)4.60 ± 3.555.76 ± 3.557.73 ± 4.168.84 ± 6.046.53 ± 3.704.1910.003c
HOMA-IR0.39 (0.28–0.81)0.92 (0.55–1.31)0.78 (0.55–1.48)1.37 (0.80–1.92)1.31 (0.71–2.76)30.318<0.001a, c, d
HOMA-BETA28.51 (18.22–43.93)28.42 (15.58–39.25)40.71 (30.44–71.99)40.21 (19.75–61.17)20.46 (10.84–46.72)9.9420.041i
BETA/IR52.10 ± 24.6825.85 ± 2.8752.14 (43.16–58.78)28.52 (23.64–34.99)15.59 (10.43–20.84)30.318<0.001a, c, d, e, g, h, i
ΔI120/ΔG1204.58 (1.47–7.59)7.78 (−4.11–29.83)9.56 (5.34–12.76)10.53 (5.81–18.71)2.35 (1.02–5.08)20.733<0.001i, j
ΔI120/ΔG120/IR9.51 (3.21–17.00)11.15 (−3.47–20.54)10.58 (6.08–16.19)8.04 (3.64–15.94)1.86 (0.81–3.36)26.967<0.001d, g, i, j
ANGPTL8 (ng/mL)0.38 ± 0.251.07 ± 0.520.92 ± 0.571.23 ± 0.480.85 ± 0.6725.974<0.001a, b, c, d

M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FINS: fasting serum insulin; PINS: postprandial serum insulin; HOMA-IR: homoeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HOMA-BETA: homoeostasis model assessment of beta cell function index. Pairwise comparisons: a, NGT versus IFG; b, NGT versus IGT; c, NGT versus CGI; d, NGT versus T2DM; e, IFG versus IGT; f, IFG versus CGI; g, IFG versus T2DM; h, IGT versus CGI; i, IGT versus T2DM; and j, CGI versus T2DM.