Table 1 Clinical and metabolic characteristics of Afro-Caribbean adults who had FSIVGTT or HEC
From: Limitations of fasting indices in the measurement of insulin sensitivity in Afro-Caribbean adults
Characteristics | FSIVGTT | HEC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 33) | Female (n = 27) | Male (n = 22) | Female (n = 28) | |
Age (years) | 23.1 ± 0.5 | 23.1 ± 0.5 | 27.6 ± 9.1 | 27.0 ± 7.4 |
Height (cm) | 177.0 ± 5.5 | 164.8 ± 7.2 | 171.7 ± 7.8 | 158.7 ± 7.1 |
Weight (kg) | 73.4 ± 12.0 | 72.9 ± 25.3 | 69.0 ± 12.6 | 60.3 ± 16.2 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 23.4 ± 3.4 | 26.6 ± 8.4 | 22.3 ± 3.8 | 23.8 ± 5.8 |
Waist (cm) | 77.4 ± 8.1 | 81.4 ± 16.8 | 78.1 ± 9.9 | 75.7 ± 14.5 |
Percent body fat (%) | 14.6 ± 8.8 | 37.7 ± 11.6 | 13.7 ± 8.7 | 33.3 ±11.4 |
Fasting glucose (mmol/l) l/L | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 4.3 ± 0.5 |
Fasting insulin (uIU/ml) | 2.0 (2.0, 2.0) | 2.0 (2.0, 5.2) | 10.4 (3.0, 17.6) | 8.0 (4.5, 14.6) |
M (mg.kg -1 .min -1 ) | - | - | 9.0 (5.9,12.1) | 7.3 (5.2, 10.2) |
S I [min -1 (μU/ml)] | 2.2 (1.3, 3.4) | 1.9 (0.6, 2.8) | - | - |
HOMA-IR | 0.44 (0.42, 0.52) | 0.44 (0.40, 1.65) | 1.6 (0.7, 3.0) | 1.6 (0.9, 2.5) |