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. 2023 Aug 15;23:1549. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16418-9

Table 2.

Odds Ratio, 95% confidence interval, and P-value from multivariable logistic regression for HOMA-IR

Variable Male Female
aOR 95% CI P-value aOR 95% CI P-value
WHtR# T1 (ref) 1 1
T2 1.66 0.66–4.17 0.2783 5.38 2.00–14.49 0.0009
T3 5.56 2.02–15.28 0.0009 5.68 2.23–14.48 0.0003
WHtR#* T1 (ref) 1 1
T2 2.00 0.83–4.83 0.1218 4.81 1.94–11.92 0.0007
T3 5.83 2.34–14.52 0.0002 5.06 2.10–12.20 0.0003
WHtR§ M: ≤ 0.59; F: ≤ 0.60 (ref) 1 1
M: > 0.59; F: > 0.60 4.51 1.99–10.22 0.0003 2.31 1.09–4.92 0.0299
WHtR§* M: ≤ 0.59; F: ≤ 0.60 (ref) 1 1
M: > 0.59; F: > 0.60 4.54 2.17–9.50  < 0.0001 2.54 1.22–5.26 0.0124
WHtR  ≤ 0.55 (ref) 1 1
 > 0.55 3.26 1.38–7.69 0.0072 3.73 1.54–9.03 0.0035
WHtR*  ≤ 0.55 (ref) 1 1
 > 0.55 3.99 1.73–9.17 0.0011 3.31 1.49–7.37 0.0033
WHtR  ≤ 0.5 (ref) 1 1
 > 0.5 1.16 0.21–6.46 0.8673 2.63 0.43–16.08 0.2944
WHtR*  ≤ 0.5 (ref) 1 0.21–6.46 0.8673 2.63 0.43–16.08 0.2944
 > 0.5 2.00 0.38–10.58 0.4151 2.77 0.47–16.41 0.2603

# waist-to-height ratio tertiles: Male: ≤ 0.55 T1, > 0.55- ≤ 0.59 T2, > 0.59 T3; Female: ≤ 0.56 T1, > 0.56- ≤ 0.6 T2, > 0.6 T3; (ref)-reference category

*multiple imputations

§ Male ≤ 0.59 v > 0.59, Female ≤ 0.6 v > 0.6, & ≤ 0.50 v > 0.50

All models adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, parents education, occupation, and Tanner stage