ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Serum C-peptide
;
insulin secretion
;
obesity
;
plasma glucose
;
fasting
;
skin fold thickness
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The relationship between plasma glucose, serum insulin, serum C-peptide and obesity was studied in 320 fasting high school students (13–18 years old), as part of a Busselton population study. For males and females respectively plasma glucose was 4.5±0.4 and 4.4±0.5 mmol/1 (mean±SD), serum insulin 0.51±0.35 and 0.69±0.39 log10 (nmol/lx100), and serum C-peptide 0.48±0.15 and 0.55±0.14 nmol/1. These sex differences were not statistically significant. Plasma glucose correlated with C-peptide (r=0.21, p〈0.001) and insulin (r= 0.32, p〈0.001), indicating greater secretion where fasting glucose was higher. Obesity, measured as skin fold thickness, was also associated with serum C-peptide (r=0.32, p〈0.001) and insulin (r=0.37, p〈 0.001).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00275268
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