Research Article

Reduced Birth Weight, Decreased Early-Phase Insulin Secretion, and Increased Glucose Concentrations after Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Japanese Women Aged 20 Years with Family History of Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of young Japanese women in the presence and absence of family history of type 2 diabetes (FHD).

Positive FHDNegative FHD values

Birth weight (g)0.049
(, %)1, 1.47, 2.70.442
Body mass index at age 12 (kg/m2)0.811
Body mass index at age 15 (kg/m2)0.747
Age (years)0.079
Height (cm)0.243
Weight (kg)0.021
Body mass index (kg/m2)0.023
Skeletal muscle mass index (kg/m2)0.014
Fat mass index (kg/m2)0.161
Trunk/leg fat ratio0.689
HbA1c (%)0.187
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)0.497
Fasting insulin (μU/mL)0.216
HOMA-IRa0.182
HOMA-β0.914
Athletes (, %)18, 24.7111, 42.90.003

or , %. HOMA-IR and HOMA-β: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance and β cell function, respectively. aLogarithmically transformed.