Table 3.

Correlations between TG/HDL-C ratio and metabolic variables

Variable	r	p-Value
Glucose (mg/dL)	0.367	<0.001
HbA1c (%)	0.167	0.009
Insulin (mU/dL)	0.354	<0.001
HOMA-IR	0.396	<0.001
Total Fat (%)	0.183	0.004
Visceral Adipose Tissue (cm2)	0.193	0.002
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.38	NS
LDL-C (mg/dL)	-0.010	NS
cIMT (mm)	0.002	NS

HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, cIMT: Carotid intima-media thickness.