Table 3.
Quartiles of baseline fasting insulin level (IU/mL) |
Incident MS | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | |
All | 28/1171(2.4%) | ||
I(≤5.76) | 2/289 (0.7%) | 1 | 1 |
II(5.77-6.73) | 6/294 (2.0%) | 3.0(0.6-14.9) | 3.0(0.6-15.2) |
III(6.74-8.22) | 4/292 (1.4%) | 2.0(0.4-11.0) | 2.3(0.4-12.9) |
IV(≥8.23) | 16/296 (5.4%) | 8.2(1.9-36.0) * | 10.7(2.4-47.9) * |
Values expressed as n(%) or odds ratio (95% CI)
aAdjusted for age, gender, smoking status(never or past, current), exercise level(< 1 time/week, ≥1 time/week), alcohol drinking amount(in grams per day)
* p < 0.001
MS, metabolic syndrome; CI, confidence interval