Table 2.

Spearman Correlations of HOMA IR and Apolipoprotein B with Lipid, Metabolic and Inflammatory variables

	Diabetes Mellitus
Variable	Yes (N=611)		No (N=803)
	HOMAIR	Apo-B	HOMAIR	Apo-B
Total cholesterol	0.03	0.77**	0.07*	0.77**
Triglycerides	0.38**	0.47**	0.39**	0.50**
LDL cholesterol	-0.01	0.79**	0.10**	0.78**
HDL cholesterol	-0.31**	-0.21**	-0.32**	-0.20**
Non HDL cholesterol	0.16**	0.87**	0.22**	0.87**
Systolic Blood pressure	0.14**	0.05	0.32**	0.20**
Body Mass Index	0.43**	0.07	0.50**	0.23**
Waist (inches)	0.41**	0.08*	0.51**	0.25**
Framingham risk	0.06	0.38**	0.27**	0.49**
Hs C reactive protein	0.22**	0.16**	0.29**	0.24**
Interleukin-6	0.26**	0.02	0.30**	0.12**
Leptin	0.42**	0.03	0.34**	0.18**
Adiponectin	-0.28**	-0.20**	-0.27**	-0.15**
ApoB	0.20**	-	0.25**	-
HOMA IR	-	0.20**	-	0.25**

HOMA-IR = homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; for type 2 diabetic subjects, N=513; subjects on insulin excluded. HDL= High density Lipoprotein; LDL = Low density lipoprotein; CRP = C reactive protein.

^*P<0.05

^**P<0.01