Table 2

Serum glucose, insulin and c peptide responses during oral glucose tolerance test in overweight/obese African-American and white American women with pre-diabetes

OGTT0 min30 min60 min90 min120 min
Glucose(mg/dL)
African-Americans96.6±12.1*140.1±27.6**141.3±36.3$128.4±38.7α123±39
White Americans101.3±10.0159.27±23.5161.7±40148.9±44.4127.2±43.9
Insulin(µU/mL)
African-Americans12.9±6.6^87.6±55.0102.8±56.089.3±47.789±59
White Americans15.6±7.882.0±43.1107.8±68.498.7±47.1103.7±81.7
c Peptide(ng/mL)
African-Americans2.69±0.9&8.9±3.611.3±3.6£11.1±3.1α10.9±3.8*
White Americans3.4±1.410.0±3.813.1±4.113.8±3.910.8±5.0
  • Values are mean±SD.

  • AA versus WA: *p=0.06; ^0.0002; Ω<0.0001; **0.007; $0.02; α0.03; &0.008; £0.04; α0.001.

  • OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.