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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Differential patterns of insulin secretion and sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease versus patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus alone

 

T2DM

T2DM + NAFLD

P-value

Number of patients

26

26

NS

Female

15

16

NS

Age in years

54.92

52.38

NS

BMI (kg/m 2 )

28.2 ± 3.7 kg/m2

27.2 6 ±3.6 kg/m2

NS

Fat content in the liver (%)

2 ± 0.01

69.09 ± 0.51

<0.01

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

9.26 ± 2.67

9.15 ± 2.77

NS

Plasma glucose at 120 min (mmol/l)

15.65 ± 3.92

15.82 ± 2.86

NS

Glucose AUC (mmol · 1-1· h-1)

1787.71 ± 413.694

1746.75 ± 301.48

NS

  1. Data are means ± SD. Student’s t-test (differences between patients with DM-NAFLD and those with T2DM only). Fat content in the liver (%) were measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and expressed by the ratio of fat/water of the liver.