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Table 4 Estimated and determined parameter values for lean (BMI ≤ 25) and overweight or obese (BMI > 25) subjects.

From: A mathematical model of the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

 

Lean (n = 7)

Overweight or Obese (n = 8)

p

Estimated Parameters

   

Gb [mM]

3.67 [2.80, 4.36]

5.11 [4.52, 5.97]

0.001

Ib [pM]

17.91 [8.59, 63.41]

121.05 [61.55, 256.41]

0.002

KxgI [min-1/pM]

9.94 · [7.1, 21.2] · 10-6

6.34 · [0, 13.3] · 10-6

0.132

Kxi [min-1]

0.039 [0.022, 0.057]

0.029 [0.021, 0.045]

0.203

Tghmax [mmol/min/kgBW]

0.069 [0.05, 0.12]

0.128 [0.026, 0.274]

0.105

Vg [L/kgBW]

0.49 [0.33, 0.90]

0.47 [0.25, 0.67]

0.643

Vi [L/kgBW]

0.4 [0.36, 0.78]

0.39 [0.21, 0.65]

0.487

α [#]

0.017 [0.015, 0.082]

0.024 [0.008, 0.048]

0.908

τg [min]

3.00 [1.00, 11.50]

5.14 [0.50, 9.00]

0.917

λ [mM-1pM-1]

8.9 [1.2, 21.3] · 10-3

3.1 [0.2, 4] · 10-3

0.037

Determined Parameters

   

Tghb [mmol/min/kgBW]

0.042 [0.028, 0.052]

0.019 [0.009, 0.117]

0.36

Txg [mM / min]

0.085 [0.057, 0.126]

0.046 [0.012, 0.397]

0.203

TiG [pM/min/mM]

0.096 [0.031, 0.29]

0.267 [0.128, 0.668]

0.011

ρ [#]

115.4 [24.3, 136.2]

83.6 [42.1, 267.7]

0.908

  1. Comparisons were performed by the Mann-Whitney U-test. Values are expressed as median [min, max].