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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects categorized by HOMA-IR (N = 812)

From: Predicting insulin resistance using the triglyceride-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in Taiwanese adults

Variable

HOMA-IR ≤ 2

n = 593

HOMA-IR > 2

n = 219

P

Age (years)

51.8 ± 10.3

52.9 ± 10.6

0.177

Sex

   

   Male

290 (48.9)†

113 (51.6)

0.496

   Female

303 (51.1)

106 (48.4)

 

Location of residence

   

   Metropolitan

240 (40.5)

90 (41.3)‡

0.835

   Other

353 (59.5)

128 (58.7)

 

Body weight (kg)

61.6 ± 9.99

66.4 ± 12.4

< 0.001

Body height (cm)

161.9 ± 8.1

161.8 ± 8.0

0.799

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.4 ± 2.9

25.3 ± 3.8

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

76.9 ± 8.3

82.5 ± 10.0

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125.3 ± 18.8

129.0 ± 19.8

0.014

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73.6 ± 12.1

76.6 ± 12.0

0.002

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

88.5 ± 10.0

93.6 ± 11.7

< 0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

102.9 ± 59.5

137.1 ± 79.9

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

192.7 ± 34.4

192.6 ± 38.2

0.968

HDL-C (mg/dL)

56.3 ± 14.8

50.5 ± 14.3

< 0.001

LDL-C (mg/dL)

127.5 ± 31.6

128.4 ± 35.3

0.738

Insulin (mU/L)

4.84 ± 2.06

15.66 ± 10.32

< 0.001

ALT (mg/dL)

24.2 ± 15.8

38.1 ± 50.2

< 0.001

Energy expenditure (Kcal×103/day)

2.96 ± 1.43

3.03 ± 1.12

0.517

  1. * Continuous variables were represented by mean ± standard deviation.
  2. † Categorical variables were expressed as number (percentage).
  3. ‡ One missing data for HOMA-IR > 2 in location of residence.
  4. HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
  5. LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
  6. ALT: alanine transaminase