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. 2021 Feb 15;17:78. doi: 10.1186/s12917-021-02781-5

Table 2.

Calculated cut-off values for fasting indices based on receiver operating characteristic curve and Youden’s index analyses using the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp (M index) as the reference for diagnosing insulin resistance

Variable Cut-off values to predict IR AUC Sn% (95 % CI) Sp% (95 % CI
Insulin sensitivity:
 1/Insulin (mL/µIU) < 0.11 0.94 (0.88–0.99) 91 (77–97) 85 (66–94)
 RISQI ([µIU/ml]−0.5) < 0.32 0.94 (0.88–0.99) 91 (77–97) 85 (66–94)
 QUICKI < 0.33 0.93 (0.87–0.99) 85 (70–94) 85 (67–94)
β-cell response:
 FI (µIU/mL) > 9.5 0.94 (0.88–0.99) 91 (77–97) 85 (66–94)
 MIRG ([µIUins]2 /[10•L• mggluc]) > 4.4 0.93 (0.87–0.99) 88 (73–95) 85 (66–93)
 HOMA-β > 147 0.94 (0.88–0.99) 79 (63–90) 96 (81–100)

RISQI reciprocal of the square root of insulin; QUICKI quantitative insulin sensitivity check index; FI fasting insulin concentration; MIRG modified insulin-to-glucose ration; HOMA-β homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function; AUC area under the curve; Sn sensitivity; Sp specificity; CI confidence interval