Body surface area may explain sex differences in findings from the oral glucose tolerance test among subjects with normal glucose tolerance

• Published in: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 2678 - 2684
• Main Authors: Palmu, Samuel, Kuneinen, Susanna, Kautiainen, Hannu, Eriksson, Johan G., Korhonen, Päivi E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 26.08.2021
• Subjects: blood glucose; body size; Body surface area; diabetes; glucose; glucose tolerance; glucose tolerance tests; nutrition; Oral glucose tolerance test; physical activity; risk; Sex difference; surface area; waist circumference; Oral glucose tolerance test; Sex difference; Body surface area

Current guidelines on prediabetes and diabetes (T2D) recommend to regularly perform an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) on subjects at risk of T2D. However, it is not known why women tend to have relatively higher 2-h post-load plasma (2hPG) glucose concentrations during OGTT than men. The aim of...