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Table 1 Baseline data and key results for the IVGTT and the glucose clamp.

From: A simple intravenous glucose tolerance test for assessment of insulin sensitivity

Parameter

Mean (SD), or median

(25th-75th percentiles)

Unit

Health status

  

Body mass index

23.4 (2.3)

kg/m2

HbA1c

44 (0.5)

mmol/mol

Blood Hb concentration

126 (14)

mmol/L;

Serum creatinine concentration

83 (3)

μmol/L

Serum sodium and potassium concentrations

141 (2); 3.9 (0.3)

mmol/L

IVGTT

  

   Plasma glucose, baseline

4.8 (0.5)

mmol L-1

   Plasma insulin, baseline

21 (12-24)

pmol L-1

   Volume of distribution (Vd)

14.0 (6.5)

L

per kg body weight

0.20 (0.09)

L kg-1

   Clearance (CL)

0.63 (0.26)

L min-1

per kilo body weight

9.3 (3.8)

ml min-1 kg-1

   Insulin sensitivity (SI) of MINMOD

16 (7-32)

10-5 L pmol-1 min-1

   Glucose effectiveness (SG) in MINMOD

13 (5-26)

10-3 min-1

Glucose clamp

  

   Plasma glucose, baseline

5.0 (1.0)

mmol L-1

   Plasma insulin, baseline

16 (7-30)

pmol L-1

   Plasma glucose, mean 90-120 min

5.7 (0.3)

mmol L-1

   Plasma insulin, mean 90-120 min

167 (34)

pmol L-1

   Glucose metabolism, M, 90-120 min

3.1 (1.2)

mmol min-1

   Mbw = per kg body weight

45 (15)

μmol min-1 kg-1

  1. IVGTT = intravenous glucose tolerance test