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Table 3 Associations between Insulin levels and HOMA-IR with anthropometry and other metabolic parameters

From: Insulin resistance in a cohort of 5–15 year old children in urban Sri Lanka

 

Fasting insulin

2 h post glucose insulin

HOMA-IR

QUICKI

FIGR

HOMA-B

BMI (kgm−2)

0.487*

0.539*

0.486*

−0.578*

0.487*

0.103

FM (kg)

0.470*

0.613*

0.472*

−0.571*

0.469*

0.098

%FM

0.381*

0.489*

0.379*

−0.482

0.383*

0.074

WC (cm)

0.454*

0.563*

0.459*

−0.572*

0.439*

0.083

HC (cm)

0.429*

0.544*

0.447*

−0.581*

0.400*

0.039

WHR

0.089

0.087

0.062

−0.018

0.116*

0.113*

WHtR

0.365*

0.396*

0.356*

−.0388*

0.364*

0.103

SBP (mmHg)

0.314*

0.352*

0.321*

−0.368*

0.297

0.022

DBP (mmHg)

0.323*

0.297*

0.246*

−0.297*

0.204*

−0.023

FBG (mmol/l)

0.090

0.048

0.189*

−0.321*

−0.009

−0.299*

RBG (mmol/l)

0.057

0.170*

0.071

−0.267*

0.137*

−0.035

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

−0.041

−0.007

−0.031

0.046

−0.075

−0.100

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

0.250*

0.354*

0.259*

−0.346*

0.243*

0.124*

HDL (mmol/l)

−0.176*

−0.09

−0.165*

0.0143*

−0.161*

−0.173

ALT (IU/l)

0.114**

0.207*

0.121**

−0.114

0.110

0.099

  1. When looked at each genders separately similar pattern with a slight improvement in association with females compared to males
  2. * p < 0.01
  3. ** p < 0.05