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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2015 Dec 31;117(6):993–1000. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.12.037

Table 2.

Factors associated in a multivariable model with the middle and highest tertiles of HOMA-IR over the 10 year study period.

Effect Middle Tertile of HOMA-IR Highest Tertile of HOMA-IR

Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-value Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-value

HIV-infection 1.49 (1.23–1.81) <0.001 2.46 (1.89–3.21) <0.001
HCV-infection 1.27 (0.85–1.92) 0.24 2.20 (1.34–3.64) 0.002
Age (per 1 year change) 1.02 (1.01–1.03) 0.003 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.003
Race (Non-Hispanic White vs. Other) 0.93 (0.75–1.15) 0.51 0.67 (0.50–0.89) 0.006
Current vs. never smoking 0.96 (0.76–1.22) 0.75 0.95 (0.70–1.30) 0.76
Former vs. never smoking 0.97 (0.78–1.21) 0.79 0.95 (0.72–1.27) 0.75
BMI (per 1 kg/m2 change) 1.16 (1.13–1.19) <0.001 1.33 (1.29–1.37) <0.001
Systolic blood pressure (per 10 mmHg) 1.08 (1.02–1.14) 0.006 1.11 (1.04–1.19) 0.001
Anti-hypertensive use 1.24 (1.02–1.51) 0.029 1.47 (1.18–1.84) <0.001
Total cholesterol (per 5mg/dL) 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.047 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.14
HDL cholesterol (per 5mg/dL) 0.89 (0.87–0.92) <0.001 0.88 (0.84–0.91) <0.001
Lipid-lowering therapy use 1.31 (1.08–1.58) 0.005 1.43 (1.14–1.78) 0.002

The highest and middle tertiles are compared to the lowest tertile. Covariates were measured at the time of the HOMA-IR determination.

BMI = Body Mass Index, HCV = Hepatitis C Virus, HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HDL = High-density lipoprotein