Research Article

Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Activity Is Related to Body Composition, Measures of Adiposity, and Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Excessive Adiposity and Different Degrees of Glucose Tolerance

Table 3

Linear correlations between DPP4 activityAUC and the AUC of biochemical variables of the pooled group ().

value value

PG-0.060.642
Insulina0.350.018
C-Peptidea0.280.047
Glucagon0.220.102
GLP-1-0.130.348
GIP0.230.098
Leptin-0.310.021
Adiponectin-0.270.051
Resistin-0.320.017

aAll six insulinized subjects from DM group were excluded from analysis (). DM: diabetes mellitus; DPP4: dipeptidyl peptidase 4; PG: plasma glucose; GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide-1; GIP: glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide.