Table 2.

Correlations Between IR, IS, and Selected Variables in the 146 T2DM Subjects

	Pearson r (P)
	IR	IS
Age at diagnosis (years)	0.2399 (0.0035a)	−0.0059 (0.9432)
Duration of T2DM (years)	0.1993 (0.0166a)	−0.2166 (0.0091a)
WC	0.2267 (0.0059a)	0.3062 (0.0002a)
BMI	0.2082 (0.0120a)	0.2746 (0.0008*)
WHR	0.1502 (0.0703)	0.1186 (0.1541)

 Significant correlations in are in boldface.

 ^aP < 0.05.

 Abbreviations: IR, insulin resistance; IS, insulin sensitivity; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-to-height ratio.