Table 5.

Spearman rank correlations of measures of insulin sensitivity/resistance.

Parameter	Correlate	N	Spearman rho	Test of independence
HOMA-IR	IVGTT-IR	27	0.54	<0.01
	MI	42	−0.90	<0.01
	MCR	42	−0.28	0.08
	SI	31	−0.48	0.01
IVGTT-IR	MI	27	−0.45	0.02
	MCR	27	−0.19	0.34
	SI	27	−0.46	0.02
MI	MCR	42	0.47	<0.01
	SI	31	0.50	<0.01
SI	MCR	31	0.16	0.39

IVGTT-IR, intravenous glucose tolerance test of insulin resistance; MI, Matsuda index; MCR, metabolic clearance rate; HOMA-IR, homeostatic assessment of insulin resistance; SI, insulin sensitivity.