Table 1 Descriptive statistics of serum concentrations of glucose and insulin, and HOMA-IR in 68 cats stratified in to lean, overweight and obese groups according to percentage body fat (BF%)
From: Homeostasis model assessment, serum insulin and their relation to body fat in cats
|  | Lean BF% < 35 (n = 28) a | Over-weight 35 ≤ BF% < 45 (n = 21)b | Obese BF% ≥ 45 (n = 19)c | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1, Q3) | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1, Q3) | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1, Q3) |
HOMA-IR | 1.3 (0.9) | 1.0 (0.6,2.1) | 2.3 (1.9) | 1.8 (0.9,2.9) | 2.9 (1.6) | 2.7 (1.8,4.1) |
Insulin (mU/L) | 4.9 (3.5) | 3.6 (2.5,7.4) | 7.0 (3.2) | 7.2 (3.7,9.7) | 9.8 (4.8) | 9.3 (6.8,12.5) |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 6.1 (1.2) | 5.8 (5.4, 6.9) | 6.8 (2.9) | 5.8 (5.2, 7.5) | 6.6 (1.2) | 6.3 (5.6, 7.5) |