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Table 2 Associations of insulin resistance with (three components of) MetS and IFG

From: Ethnic differences in cardiometabolic risk profile in an overweight/obese paediatric cohort in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

 

Dutch Native

Turkish

Moroccan

Other

n (%)

95 (18.4)

145 (28.1)

133 (25.8)

145 (27.7)

MetS

2.1 (0.8–6.9)c

5.0 (1.7–14.6)*c

7.0 (2.1–23.1)*

3.3 (1.2–8.9)

IFG

5.0 (1.5–16.7)*

3.1 (1.3–7.2)*a

5.4 (2.3–12.9)*

4.8 (1.6–13.9)*a, b

Low HDL-cholesterol

1.4 (0.5–3.5)c

4.5 (2.1–9.6)*

3.1 (1.1–8.9)†b, c

2.1 (0.9–4.8)b

High Triglycerides

3.8 (1.3–10.9)

2.4 (0.9–6.3)c

5.2 (1.3–20.4)†b

4.1 (1.3–12.9)†b

Hypertension

1.2 (0.4–3.5)a, b, c

0.7 (0.3–1.6)b, c

6.2 (1.8–21.1)*b

1.4 (0.5–3.6)a, b

  1. Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) are given for the associations of insulin resistance (binary variable) with the components comprising MetS and IFG (after adjustment for confounders; asex, bage, cZ-BMI), with logistic regression analysis.
  2. *P < 0.01
  3. P < 0.05
  4. HOMA-IR-Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance; MetS-metabolic syndrome; IFG-Impaired Fasting Glucose, IGT-Impaired Glucose Intolerance