title: Differences in first-phase insulin release between normal blacks and whites.
abstract: This study was designed to compare insulin release during the intravenous glucose tolerance test (GTT) in normal blacks and whites. The study included 14 normal blacks (9 males and 5 females) and 15 normal whites (10 males and 5 females). The index of first phase insulin release (sum of 1 + 3 min insulin levels and total area under the curve for the first 10 min of the GTT) was significantly higher in blacks. The difference is discussed in terms of genetic and acquired traits.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monte-Alegre
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Saad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin