Table 3 Pearson’s correlation between anthropometric measures and insulin resistance

Serum insulin

 Pearson correlation

0.128

0.154*

0.234**

 Sig. (2-tailed)

0.054

0.020

< 0.001

 N

224

224

224

Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMAIR)

 Pearson correlation

0.126

0.155*

0.260**

 Sig. (2-tailed)

0.058

0.019

< 0.001

 N

224

224

224

Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI)

 Pearson correlation

− 0.104

− 0.050

− 0.082

 Sig. (2-tailed)

0.113

0.450

0.213

 N

224

224

224

Homeostasis Model Assessment 2 index (HOMA2 index)

 Pearson correlation

0.145*

0.140*

0.239**

 Sig. (2-tailed)

0.027

0.034

< 0.001

 N

224

224

224

Homeostasis Model Assessment-Triglyceride index (HOMA-TG index)

 Pearson correlation

0.107

0.135*

0.233**

 Sig. (2-tailed)

0.104

0.041

< 0.001

 N

224

224

224

Fasting Insulin Resistance Index (FIRI)

 Pearson correlation

0.142*

0.188**

0.281**

 Sig. (2-tailed)

0.031

0.004

< 0.001

 N

224

224

224

Glucose insulin ratio (G/I ratio)

 Pearson correlation

− 0.191**

− 0.078

− 0.163*

 Sig. (2-tailed)

0.003

0.236

0.013

 N

224

224

224