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. 2013 Dec 5;5(3):297–304. doi: 10.1111/jdi.12178

Table 4. Odds ratios of colorectal adenoma according to quartiles of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.

HOMA‐IR  (median) OR (95% CI) P for trends
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
<0.83 (0.57) 0.83 –1.25 (1.05) 1.25 –1.89 (1.54) >1.89 (2.90)
Univariate 1.0 (ref) 1.25 (1.11–1.40)a 1.17 (1.04–1.32)a 1.63 (1.45–1.83)a <0.05
Model 1 1.0 (ref) 1.18 (1.04–1.35)a 1.10 (0.97–1.26) 1.45 (1.28–1.65)a <0.05
Model 2 1.0 (ref) 1.11 (0.97–1.27) 0.99 (0.86–1.13) 1.20 (1.04–1.38)a NS (P = 0.07)
a

< 0.05. Model 1: Adjusted for age, sex, current smoking, alcohol drinking, family history of colorectal cancer. Model 2: Further adjusted for body mass index. CI, confidence interval; HOMA‐IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; NS, not significant; OR, odds ratio; Q, quartile.