Obese patients

Controls

Plasma glucose (mmol/l)

4.7 ± 0.6

5 ± 0.3

Free insulin (pmol/l)

49.8* ± 15.06

30.5 ± 10.1

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.2* ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.3

Cholesterol HDL

1.3 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.2

Cholesterol LDL (calculated)

3.4* ± 1.4

2.6 ± 1.1

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.3* ± 0.9

0.7 ± 0.4

HOMA-IR

1.75* ± 0.93

0.98 ± 0.44

Blood D-xylose (mmol/L)

2.82 ± 0.76

3.21 ± 0.89

Plasma citrulline (mmol/L)

22.3* ± 6.2

26.3 ± 3.9

Free urinary cortisol (nmol/24 h)

342 ± 74

296 ± 63

TSH (mU/l)

1.72 ± 0.90

1.92 ± 1.03