Table V.

Mann-Whitney U test for the difference between factor groups related to higher HOMA-IR values

Factors	P for the difference between HOMA-IR < 2.5 and HOMA-IR ≥ 2.5
Obesity-inflammation related factor (WC and hsCRP)	0.004
Iron homeostasis related factor (transferrin and sTfR)	0.347
Adipokine-acute phase protein related factor (RBP4 and ferritin)	0.006

WC – waist circumference, hsCRP – high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, sTfR – soluble transferrin receptor, RBP4 – retinol-binding protein 4, HOMA-IR – homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.