Clinical data of the overall study population and the major subgroups.

Data are given as counts or means ±SD. AIR–acute insulin response; AUC–area under the curve; BMI–body mass index; C-Pep–C-peptide; CRP–C-reactive protein; Glc–glucose; HEC–hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp; IFG–impaired fasting glycaemia; IGT–impaired glucose tolerance; IHL–intrahepatic lipids; IL-6—interleukin-6; Ins—insulin; ISI–insulin sensitivity index; IVGTT–intravenous glucose tolerance test; MCP-1 –monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; MRI–magnetic resonance imaging; MRS–magnetic resonance spectroscopy; NGT–normal glucose tolerance; OGTT–oral glucose tolerance test; TAT–total adipose tissue; TNF-α –tumor necrosis factor α; VAT–visceral adipose tissue Clinical data of the overall study population and the major subgroups.