Figure 3From: Association between prehypertension, metabolic and inflammatory markers, decreased adiponectin and enhanced insulinemia in obese subjectsGraphic representation depicts the total area under curve to glucose (panel A) and insulin (panel B) serum levels after oral glucose test to control lean (LS, n = 12) subjects compared to normoinsulinemic (NI, n = 14) and hyperinsulinemic (HI, n = 12) volunteer subgroups. Also shows the estimating of quantitative insulin-sensitivity check (QUICKI) index (panel C) values for lean and obese subjects. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. The level of significance was set at * P ≤ 0.05 or **P ≤ 0.01 (non-parametric analysis by Kruskal-Wallis test).Back to article page