Table 6. Linear mixed model analysis of the relationship between cortisol and HOMA-IR (adjusted for BMI).

Variables	Male (n = 335)		Female (n = 431)
	β coefficient	P	β coefficient	P
Age	0.009	0.274	0.006	0.284
Smoking	0.078	0.525	0.435	0.005
Drinking	0.021	0.862	0.065	0.520
Physical exercise	−0.026	0.802	−0.112	0.176
Cortisol	0.004	0.006	0.004	0.001
TG	0.023	0.667	0.129	0.001
HDL-C	−0.063	0.405	0.149	0.049
SBP	0.012	0.029	−0.003	0.433
DBP	−0.009	0.265	0.001	0.913
BMI	0.041	0.017	0.049	0.001

BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides.