Table 1 Age, BMI, Plasma Hormones and Lipid Profile of Subjects

Non-obese

Obese

Obese Diabetic

Non-obese

Obese

Obese Diabetic

25

25

15

24

27

13

Age (yr)

40.4 ± 2.2

37.0 ± 1.4

45.3 ± 2.0

37.0 ± 2.5

35.2 ± 1.5

39.9 ± 3.1

BMI (kg/m ² )

24.2 ± 0.6

38.6 ± 2.0**

45.9 ± 3.0**

22.5 ± 0.4

46.5 ± 3.1**

47.0 ± 3.3**

Glucose (mg/dL)

84.2 ± 2.3

91.2 ± 2.6

209.8 ± 15.5*^a

85.1 ± 3.3

96.2 ± 5.1

168.5 ± 19.1*^a

TG (mg/dL)

51.7 ± 4.8^††

78.3 ± .6*^††

120.0 ± 12.4*^a

85.5 ± 7.0

123.4 ± 14.1*

131.9 ± 17.1*

NEFA(mM)

0.503 ± 0.06

0.643 ± 0.08

1.059 ± 0.162*^a

0.552 ± 0.05

0.620 ± 0.05

0.799 ± 0.093*^a

TC (mg/dL)

173.7 ± 9.1

158.4 ± 8.3

205.4 ± 9.5*^a

156.0 ± 5.8

169.5 ± 8.2

193.5 ± 11.7*^a

Apo B (mg/dL)

79.7 ± 8.6

64.7 ± 3.8^†

97.4 ± 5.6*^a

75.0 ± 7.2

88.9 ± 9.0

105.0 ± 5.2*^a

HDL-C (mg/dL)

59.6 ± 4.3

40.3 ± 4.1*

37.6 ± 2.8*

50.8 ± 3.6

38.8 ± 3.7*

33.5 ± 2.9*

LDL-C (mg/dL)

103.7 ± 8.6^†

102.5 ± 7.0

143.8 ± 8.2*^a

88.1 ± 4.1

105.9 ± 7.5

133.6 ± 12.1*^a

LDL-C/ApoB

1.44 ± 0.14^†

1.63 ± 0.07^†

1.53 ± 0.05^†

1.33 ± 0.12

1.31 ± 0.07

1.34 ± 0.08

Insulin (pM)

7.8 ± 1.3

17.8 ± 2.4*

19.7 ± 4.6*

6.8 ± 0.8

16.5 ± 1.9*

26.9 ± 4.6*^a

Leptin (ng/mL)

16.4 ± 1.6

54.0 ± 6.9*

45.8 ± 6.7*

20.7 ± 4.8

58.4 ± 5.1*

43.0 ± 4.8*

ASP(nM) †

18.6 ± 1.1^††

26.3 ± 2.4*^††

27.5 ± 3.1*^††

26.9 ± 2.5

34.9 ± 2.9*

40.1 ± 4.8*