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Table 3 Univariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with insulin resistance

From: Correlation between insulin-based and C-peptide based homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance in adults without diabetes in a sub-Saharan African setting: a cross-sectional study

Variables

IR (+)

N = 31

IR (-)

N = 53

Univariable model

Multivariable model

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Age

      

- < 45 years

17 (54.8)

26 (49.1)

1

   

- ≥ 45 years

14 (45.2)

27 (50.9)

0.97 (0.34–2.63)

0.951

  

Sex

      

- Female

22 (71.0)

39 (73.6)

1

   

- Male

9 (29.0)

14 (26.4)

1.14 (0.43–3.06)

0.795

  

Profession

      

- Active

15 (48.8)

33 (62.3)

1

 

1

 

- Student

13 (41.9)

11 (20.8)

2.60 (0.95–7.13)

0.063

8.91 (2.08–38.17)

0.003

- Housewife

2 (6.5)

4 (7.5)

1.10 (0.18–6.68)

0.918

0.63 (0.09–4.38)

0.643

- Retired

1 (3.2)

2 (3.8)

1.10 (0.09–13.09)

0.940

1.59 (0.10–26.30)

0.747

- Jobless

0 (0.0)

3 (5.7)

NE

 

NE

 

Marital status

      

- Single

16 (51.6)

28 (52.8)

1

   

- Married

14 (45.2)

20 (37.7)

1.23 (0.49–3.07)

0.665

  

- Widow

1 (3.2)

4 (7.5)

0.48 (0.05–4.26)

0.476

  

- Divorced

0 (0.0)

1 (1.9)

NE

NE

  

Level of education

      

- Secondary or higher

26 (83.9)

45 (84.9)

1

   

- None or primary

5 (16.1)

8 (15.1)

1.08 (0.32–3.65)

0.899

  

Ethnicity

      

- Bantu

7 (22.6)

13 (24.5)

1

   

- Semi-Bantu

23 (74.2)

38 (71.7)

1.12 (0.39–3.23)

0.828

  

- Sudanese

1 (3.2)

2 (3.8)

0.93 (0.07–12.14)

0.955

  

First degree relative with diabetes

12 (38.7)

16 (30.2)

1.46 (0.58–3.70)

0.425

  

Alcohol consumption

10 (32.3)

19 (35.8)

0.85 (0.33–2.18)

0.083

  

Tobacco consumption

0 (0.0)

4 (7.5)

NE

   

BMI class

      

- Normal

5 (16.1)

23 (43.4)

1

 

1

 

- Overweight

10 (32.3)

15 (28.3)

3.07 (0.87–10.76)

0.080

4.35 (0.999-19.0)

0.050

- Obesity

16 (51.6)

15 (28.3)

4.91 (1.48–16.23)

0.009

16.93 (3.10-92.54)

0.001

Central obesity

25 (80.6)

28 (52.8)

3.72 (1.31–10.54)

0.013

  

SBP ≥ 130 mmHg

9 (29.0)

13 (24.5)

1.26 (0.45–3.40)

0.651

  

DBP ≥ 85 mmHg

6 (19.4)

14 (26.4)

0.67 (0.21–1.91)

0.465

  
  1. IR: insulin resistance, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, NE: not estimable, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure
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