The Beta-Cell Function and Glucose Profile of Newly Diagnosed Acromegalic Patients with Normal Glucose Tolerance

Table 3

The glucose profile and glycemic variability of newly diagnosed acromegalic patients.

	Acromegaly	Control
MBG (mmol/L)	6.46 ± 0.44	5.31 ± 0.49	<0.001
PT7.8 (%)	8.13 ± 6.49	1.75 ± 2.66	0.022
PT3.9 (%)	2.38 ± 4.60	6.13 ± 7.43	0.249
SDBG (mmol/L)	0.85 ± 0.40	0.60 ± 0.18	0.127
MAGE (mmol/L)	2.44 ± 1.61	1.59 ± 0.58	0.180
CV (%)	12.96 ± 5.27	11.18 ± 3.11	0.424

MBG: mean blood glucose; PT7.8: percentage of time (PT) for blood glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L; PT3.9: percentage of time (PT) for blood glucose ≤ 3.9 mmol/L; SDBG: standard deviation of blood glucose; MAGE: mean amplitude of glycemic excursions; CV = SDBG/MBG.