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Baseline characteristics of the subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) divided into the slow and fast fibre type sub-groups. |
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| Characteristics |
IGTslow |
IGTfast |
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| n = (Female/Male) |
10 (4/6) |
12 (2/10) |
| Age, yr |
58.5 ± 2.0 |
54.1 ± 2.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
29.9 ± 0.7 |
29.9 ± 0.7 |
| Weight, kg |
86.9 ± 2.8 |
92.0 ± 2.2 |
| Myosin heavy chain profile |
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| MHC I, % |
46.4 ± 2.9 |
30.6 ± 1.0*** |
| MHC IIa, % |
36.9 ± 3.5 |
47.2 ± 2.0** |
| MHC IIx, % |
16.7 ± 3.3 |
22.2 ± 2.1 |
| Blood chemistry |
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| Fp-glucose, mmol/l |
6.0 ± 0.2 |
6.0 ± 0.1 |
| 2h-glucose, mmol/l |
7.8 ± 0.3 |
7.5 ± 0.5 |
| Fs-insulin, μU/ml |
12.9 ± 1.0a |
19.5 ± 2.7* b |
| 2 h-insulin, μU/ml |
72 ± 13a |
117 ± 35b |
| HbA1c, % |
5.7 ± 0.1 |
5.7 ± 0.1 |
| HOMA-IR |
3.5 ± 0.3a |
5.2 ± 0.7b |
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Data are given as means ± SE; * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 a n = 9, b n = 11, Kruskall-Wallis test for difference between the groups. | ||
Venojärvi et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008 8:3 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-8-3 |
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