TY - JOUR
T1 - Higher acute insulin response to glucose may determine greater free fatty acid clearance in African-American women
AU - Chow, Carson C.
AU - Periwal, Vipul
AU - Csako, Gyorgy
AU - Ricks, Madia
AU - Courville, Amber B.
AU - Miller, Bernard V.
AU - Vega, Gloria L.
AU - Sumner, Anne E.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Context: Obesity and diabetes are more common in African-Americans than whites. Because free fatty acids (FFA) participate in the development of these conditions, studying race differences in the regulation of FFA and glucose by insulin is essential. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine whether race differences exist in glucose and FFA response to insulin. Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Setting: The study was conducted at a clinical research center. Participants: Thirty-four premenopausal women (17 African-Americans, 17 whites) matched for age [36 ± 10 yr (mean ± SD)] and body mass index (30.0 ± 6.7 kg/m 2). Interventions: Insulin-modified frequently sampled iv glucose tolerance tests were performed with data analyzed by separate minimal models for glucose and FFA. Main Outcome Measures: Glucose measures were insulin sensitivity index (S I) and acute insulin response to glucose (AIRg). FFA measures were FFA clearance rate (c f). Results: Body mass index was similar but fat mass was higher in African-Americans than whites (P <0.01). Compared with whites, African-Americans had lower SI (3.71 ± 1.55 vs. 5.23 ± 2.74 [×10 -4 min -1/(microunits per milliliter)] (P = 0.05) and higher AIRg (642 ± 379 vs. 263 ± 206 mU/liter -1 · min, P < 0.01). Adjusting for fat mass, African-Americans had higher FFA clearance, c f (0.13 ± 0.06 vs. 0.08 ± 0.05 min -1, P < 0.01). After adjusting for AIRg, the race difference in cf was no longer present (P = 0.51). For all women, the relationship between c f and AIRg was significant (r = -0.64, P < 0.01), but the relationship between c f and S I was not (r = -0.07, P = 0.71). The same pattern persisted when the two groups were studied separately. Conclusion: African-Americanwomenwere more insulin resistant than white women, yet they had greater FFA clearance. Acutely higher insulin concentrations in African-American women accounted for higher FFA clearance.
AB - Context: Obesity and diabetes are more common in African-Americans than whites. Because free fatty acids (FFA) participate in the development of these conditions, studying race differences in the regulation of FFA and glucose by insulin is essential. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine whether race differences exist in glucose and FFA response to insulin. Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Setting: The study was conducted at a clinical research center. Participants: Thirty-four premenopausal women (17 African-Americans, 17 whites) matched for age [36 ± 10 yr (mean ± SD)] and body mass index (30.0 ± 6.7 kg/m 2). Interventions: Insulin-modified frequently sampled iv glucose tolerance tests were performed with data analyzed by separate minimal models for glucose and FFA. Main Outcome Measures: Glucose measures were insulin sensitivity index (S I) and acute insulin response to glucose (AIRg). FFA measures were FFA clearance rate (c f). Results: Body mass index was similar but fat mass was higher in African-Americans than whites (P <0.01). Compared with whites, African-Americans had lower SI (3.71 ± 1.55 vs. 5.23 ± 2.74 [×10 -4 min -1/(microunits per milliliter)] (P = 0.05) and higher AIRg (642 ± 379 vs. 263 ± 206 mU/liter -1 · min, P < 0.01). Adjusting for fat mass, African-Americans had higher FFA clearance, c f (0.13 ± 0.06 vs. 0.08 ± 0.05 min -1, P < 0.01). After adjusting for AIRg, the race difference in cf was no longer present (P = 0.51). For all women, the relationship between c f and AIRg was significant (r = -0.64, P < 0.01), but the relationship between c f and S I was not (r = -0.07, P = 0.71). The same pattern persisted when the two groups were studied separately. Conclusion: African-Americanwomenwere more insulin resistant than white women, yet they had greater FFA clearance. Acutely higher insulin concentrations in African-American women accounted for higher FFA clearance.
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U2 - 10.1210/jc.2011-0532
DO - 10.1210/jc.2011-0532
M3 - Article
C2 - 21593106
AN - SCOPUS:79961214579
SN - 0021-972X
VL - 96
SP - 2456
EP - 2463
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 8
ER -