Research Article

Contractile Protein Expression and Phosphorylation and Contractility of Gastric Smooth Muscles from Obese Patients and Patients with Obesity and Diabetes

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the nondiabetic and diabetic patients.

CharacteristicSubjects without diabetesSubjects with diabetes

Median age (range) (y)47 (23–69)49 (34–62)
Sex10 female, 4 male11 female, 3 male
BMI (median) (range) kg/m2(40.23) (34–52)(41.09) (34–48)
A1C (median) (range)(5.4) (5.2–6.1)(7.4) (6.3–9.5)