TABLE 3.
Sensitivity and specificity with which TG/HDL-C ratio and MetS identify IR individuals
| Women | Men | |||
| Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | |
| IR determined with HOMA-IRa | ||||
| TG/HDL-C ratio > 2.5 women; TG/HDL-C ratio > 3.5 men) | 53 | 77 | 55 | 85 |
| MetS | 36 | 94 | 46 | 96 |
| IR determined with QUICKIb | ||||
| TG/HDL-C ratio > 2.5 women; TG/HDL-C ratio > 3.5 men) | 52 | 78 | 55 | 85 |
| MetS | 35 | 95 | 45 | 96 |
a
Insulin resistance defined as HOMA-IR > 2.9 women and HOMA-IR > 2.5 men.
b
Insulin resistance defined as QUICKI ≤ 0.3265 women and QUICKI ≤ 0.3329 men.