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. 2021 Nov 25;21(4):604–612. doi: 10.18295/squmj.4.2021.030

Table 3.

Characteristics of the identified clusters

Variable* Mean ± SD P value
IR NIR
INSU0 in mM 9.82 ± 3.16 3.49 ± 1.61 <0.001
SUG0 in mM 5.84 ± 0.77 5.32 ± 0.54 <0.001
SUG2 in mM 6.89 ± 2.32 6.21 ± 1.52 <0.001
Plasma leptin in ng/mL 37.67 ± 25.66 22.56 ± 19.32 <0.001
Body mass index in kg/m2 26.96 ± 4.94 24.11 ± 4.59 <0.001
Waist circumference in cm 86.34 ± 14.47 78.20 ± 12.53 <0.001
VLDL in mM 0.52 ± 0.28 0.41 ± 0.23 <0.001
TG in mM 1.15 ± 0.62 0.91 ± 0.51 <0.001
Percentage of fat 26.89 ± 10.41 21.93 ± 9.65 <0.001
DIAST in mmHg 82.82 ± 8.61 77.58 ± 8.47 <0.001
SYST in mmHg 124.65 ± 11.73 118.87 ± 11.89 <0.001
HbA1c in % 5.47 ± 0.70 5.15 ± 0.63 <0.001
Total cholesterol in mM 4.96 ± 1.05 4.72 ± 1.03 <0.001
ALT in U/L 22.25 ± 12.43 17.97 ± 9.85 <0.001
FT4 in μg/dL 10.14 ± 1.64 10.48 ± 1.75 <0.001
HOMA-IR 2.54 ± 0.89 0.83 ± 0.39 <0.001

SD = standard deviation; IR = insulin resistance; NIR = normal insulin sensitivity; INSU0 = fasting plasma insulin; SUG0 = fasting blood glucose; SUG2 = two-hour blood glucose; VLDL = very-low-density lipoprotein; TG = plasma triglycerides; DIAST = diastolic blood pressure; SYST = systolic blood pressure; HbA1c = glycated haemoglobin; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; FT4 = free thyroxine; HOMA-IR = homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance.

*

Only variables with a correlation with HOMA-IR ≥0.1 are shown.