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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by insulin sensitivity status

From: Larger omental adipocytes correlate with greater Fetuin-A reduction following sleeve gastrectomy

Variable

Insulin Resistant

Insulin Sensitive

p-value

N

26

13

 

Female (%)

76.9

76.9

 

Age (years)

43.7 ± 2.2

44.1 ± 1.6

0.92

BMI (kg/m2)

47.7 ± 1.5

46.2 ± 1.4

0.54

Percent Body Fat

50.5 ± 1.0

51.4 ± 0.6

0.55

TG (mg/dL)

152.5 ± 16.1

140.0 ± 15.9

0.63

TC (mg/dL)

166.1 ± 6.1

194.6 ± 12.5

0.02

HDL (mg/dL)

36.1 ± 1.9

50.0 ± 3.4

0.0007

LDL (mg/dL)

101.2 ± 6.1

116.7 ± 10.5

0.18

Glucose (mg/dL)

108.9 ± 3.6

96.1 ± 1.6

0.03

HOMA-IR

3.8 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.1

< 0.0001

Fetuin-A (μg/mL)

575.9 ± 32.6

666.5 ± 46.3

0.11

  1. Values are presented as means ± SE. p-values less than 0.05 are considered statistically significant. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, TG Triglycerides, TC Total Cholesterol, LDL Low Density Lipoprotein, HDL High Density Lipoprotein, HOMA-IR Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance