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Table 1 Mean levels of serum tHcy and indicators of insulin resistance in fasting Mexican American men.

From: Distribution of Serum Total Homocysteine and Its Association with Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Mexican American Men: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Variable

40–49 y

50–59 y

60–69 y

70–74 y

Fthcy, umol/L

9.1

9.2

10.8

11.3

FSI, pmol/L

76

77

77

60

FSG, mmol/L

5.9

6.0

5.9

5.5

FSCP, nmol/L

0.78

0.77

0.91

0.75

2 hr insulin, pmol/L

374

498

404

401

2 hr glucose, mmol/L

6.8

6.7

7.0

8.1

2 hr C-peptide, nmol/L

3.02

3.48

3.76

4.11

FTG, mmol/L

1.83

1.96

1.76

1.62

Age, yr

43

54

65

72

N

79

24

64

19

  1. F, fasting; SI, serum insulin; SG, serum glucose; SCP, serum C-peptide; tHcy, total serum homocysteine; TG, serum triglyceride.