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. 2009 Oct 16;33(1):184–189. doi: 10.2337/dc09-1197

Table 3.

Associations of glucose, insulin, and HOMA-IR with the prevalence of adenoma and cancer in the colorectum

Colorectal adenoma
Colorectal cancer
1 (low) 2 3 (high) Ptrend 1 (low) 2 3 (high) Ptrend
n 86 22
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) <100 100–108 >108 <99 99–108 >108
    No. of case subjects/control subjects 32/74 24/93 30/91 4/21 6/22 12/23
    Crude OR (95% CI)* 1 0.57 (0.30–1.08) 0.73 (0.39–1.36) >0.2 1 1.69 (0.36–7.96) 3.12 (0.76–12.74) 0.09
    Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1 0.62 (0.32–1.19) 0.76 (0.40–1.42) >0.2 1 1.76 (0.35–8.69) 4.40 (0.99–19.59) 0.04
    Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1 0.62 (0.32–1.20) 0.76 (0.41–1.44) >0.2 1 2.17 (0.41–11.50) 4.07 (0.86–19.37) 0.07
Fasting insulin (μU/dl) <4.7 4.7–7.4 >7.4 <5 5–7.8 >7.8
    No. of case subjects/control subjects 29/85 29/83 28/90 5/21 8/22 8/23
    Crude OR (95% CI)* 1 1.02 (0.57–1.85) 0.91 (0.50–1.66) >0.2 1 1.55 (0.45–5.32) 1.38 (0.40–4.76) >0.2
    Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1 1.14 (0.61–2.12) 1.08 (0.58–2.03) >0.2 1 1.65 (0.38–7.28) 1.84 (0.47–7.15) >0.2
    Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1 1.15 (0.62–2.15) 1.15 (0.57–2.31) >0.2 1 1.88 (0.39–9.03) 1.29 (0.28–5.84) >0.2
HOMA-IR <1.2 1.2–2.05 >2.05 1.33 1.33–2.04 >2.04
    No. of case subjects/control subjects 31/85 30/86 25/87 4/21 8/22 9/23
    Crude OR (95% CI)* 1 0.95 (0.53–1.72) 0.79 (0.43–1.45) >0.2 1 1.85 (0.52–6.62) 1.89 (0.51–6.94) >0.2
    Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1 1.08 (0.58–2.00) 0.89 (0.47–1.68) >0.2 1 2.60 (0.62–10.97) 3.10 (0.71–13.54) 0.15
    Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1 1.08 (0.58–2.03) 0.91 (0.45–1.83) >0.2 1 2.63 (0.60–11.41) 2.20 (0.45–10.81) >0.2

*Crude.

†Adjusted for smoking and alcohol drinking.

‡Additionally adjusted for BMI.