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. 2013 Apr 17;8(4):e61776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061776

Table 6. Adjusted linear regression analysis for HOMA parameters with serum zinc as category in normal participants (N = 142).

Exposure parameters HOMA2 Parameters
Beta cell function Insulin sensitivity Insulin resistance
Coeff.* 95% CI* P value Coeff.* 95% CI* P value Coeff.* 95% CI* P value
Zinc categories (≥700 ppb/L) −28.51 −54.47 to −2.56 0.03 16.13 −4.72 to 36.99 0.12 −0.35 −0.59 to −0.11 0.004
Age −0.88 −2.1 to 0.34 0.16 0.99 0.005 to 1.98 0.049 −0.006 −0.01 to 0.005 0.28
Gender −4.50 −33.76 to 24.75 0.76 −16.36 −39.88 to 7.15 0.17 −0.05 −0.32 to 0.21 0.71
Education −1.52 −4.35 to 1.29 0.28 −2.68 −4.95 to −0.41 0.02 −0.000 −0.02 to 0.02 0.97
Smoking History −0.08 −19.18 to 19.01 0.99 2.80 −12.55 to 18.15 0.72 −0.04 −0.22 to 0.13 0.60
BMI 7.45 4.54 to 10.36 <0.001 −6.30 −8.64 to −3.96 <0.001 0.08 0.06 to 0.11 <0.001
Constant 46.70 −76.36 to 169.78 0.45 252.91 153.99 to 351.83 <0.001 −0.27 −1.40 to 0.86 0.63
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Coeff: Coefficient,

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CI: Confidence Interval.