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Table 5 Comparison of lab results between the higher IR and lower IR groups (only variables considered statistically significant were listed)

From: Insulin resistance predicts progression of de novo atherosclerotic plaques in patients with coronary heart disease: a one-year follow-up study

Variables

At the follow-up visit

Higher IR group

(n = 71)

Lower IR group (n = 213)

p value

BMI

27.69 ± 4.17

24.13 ± 2.65

<0.001

Prevalence of hypertension

60 (84.5%)

148 (70.0%)

0.013

Prevalence of diabetes

44 (62.0%)

72 (33.8%)

<0.001

Fasting glucose

7.84 ± 1.80

5.30 ± 1.22

0.005

OGTT

10.51 ± 3.98

8.73 ± 3.43

0.002

Fasting insulin

39.36 ± 96.93

10.36 ± 9.56

0.002

Postrandial insulin

135.52 ± 148.57

68.41 ± 60.23

<0.001

Bonnet index

0.95 ± 0.84

0.67 ± 0.95

<0.001

HbA1c

6.79 ± 1.53

6.07 ± 0.78

<0.001

GFR

79.46 ± 28.19

70.38 ± 21.72

0.016

Triglycerides

2.09 ± 1.75

1.52 ± 1.01

0.002

hsCRP

8.54 ± 13.78

3.87 ± 7.45

0.005

  1. We divided the subjects into higher IR group and lower IR group based on the cutoff value, defined as the highest quartile of HOMA-IR from 366 participants and equaled to 3.458 in our study.