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Table 2 Mean comparison of HOMA-IR values among LDL-C/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, and non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio quartile groups

From: What is the most appropriate lipid profile ratio predictor for insulin resistance in each sex? A cross-sectional study in Korean populations (The Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey)

(A) Men

1st Quartile

2nd Quartile

3rd Quartile

4th Quartile

p-value

LDL-C/HDL-Ca

N = 183

N = 210

N = 251

N = 285

 
 

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

 HOMA-IR

2.23

2.09

2.37

2.51

2.08

2.94

2.54

2.34

2.74

2.90

2.67

3.14

<0.0001

 Log (HOMA-IR)

0.72

0.66

0.79

0.78

0.69

0.87

0.83

0.77

0.90

0.95

0.89

1.02

<0.0001

TG/HDL-Cb

N = 137

N = 200

N = 257

N = 335

 
 

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

 HOMA-IR

1.99

1.80

2.17

2.29

2.10

2.48

2.46

2.26

2.67

3.13

2.83

3.43

<0.0001

 Log (HOMA-IR)

0.63

0.56

0.70

0.74

0.68

0.81

0.80

0.73

0.86

1.02

0.97

1.08

<0.0001

Non-HDL-C/HDL-Cc

N = 146

N = 204

N = 241

N = 338

 
 

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

 HOMA-IR

1.99

1.82

2.17

2.23

2.07

2.40

2.59

2.38

2.81

3.08

2.77

3.40

<0.0001

 Log (HOMA-IR)

0.62

0.55

0.69

0.73

0.67

0.79

0.85

0.78

0.91

1.00

0.94

1.07

<0.0001

(B) Women

1st Quartile

2nd Quartile

3rd Quartile

4th Quartile

p-value

LDL-C/HDL-Cd

N = 294

N = 268

N = 228

N = 191

 
 

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

 HOMA-IR

2.14

2.00

2.28

2.37

2.21

2.54

2.56

2.38

2.74

3.44

2.90

3.97

<0.0001

 Log (HOMA-IR)

0.69

0.63

0.75

0.78

0.72

0.84

0.86

0.79

0.92

1.06

0.97

1.15

<0.0001

TG/HDL-Ce

N = 341

N = 277

N = 220

N = 143

 
 

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

 HOMA-IR

2.23

2.03

2.44

2.28

2.16

2.41

2.64

2.45

2.83

3.61

3.10

4.13

<0.0001

 Log (HOMA-IR)

0.70

0.65

0.76

0.75

0.70

0.81

0.87

0.80

0.94

1.16

1.07

1.25

<0.0001

non-HDL-C/HDL-Cf

N = 332

N = 275

N = 233

N = 141

 
 

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

Mean

Lower C.I

Upper C.I

 HOMA-IR

2.15

2.00

2.30

2.29

2.17

2.41

2.77

2.44

3.09

3.64

3.10

4.18

<0.0001

 Log (HOMA-IR)

0.69

0.63

0.75

0.76

0.71

0.81

0.89

0.82

0.96

1.16

1.06

1.26

<0.0001

  1. p-values were obtained via the SURVEYMEANS procedure
  2. LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HOMA-IR Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, C.I. Confidence interval
  3. a1st quartile group (<1.64000), 2nd quartile group (1.64000–2.15895), 3rd quartile group (2.15895–2.78788), 4th quartile group (≥2.78788)
  4. b1st quartile group (<1.25581), 2nd quartile group (1.25581–2.04302), 3rd quartile group (2.04302–3.50000), 4th quartile group (≥3.50000)
  5. c1st quartile group (<174), 2nd quartile group (174–223), 3rd quartile group (223–291), 4th quartile group (≥291)
  6. d1st quartile group (<1.64000), 2nd quartile group (1.64000–2.15895), 3rd quartile group (2.15895–2.78788), 4th quartile group (≥2.78788)
  7. e1st quartile group (<1.25581), 2nd quartile group (1.25581–2.04302), 3rd quartile group (2.04302–3.50000), 4th quartile group (≥3.50000)
  8. f1st quartile group (<3.07042), 2nd quartile group (3.07042–4.28846), 3rd quartile group (4.28846–6.31818), 4th quartile group (≥6.31818)
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