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. 2021 Sep 2;107(1):e25–e37. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab645

Table 1.

Prevalence and temporal trends for insulin resistance among young adults without diabetes from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2018

NHANES study period (years) Prevalence (95% CI) Trend P-valuea
2007-2010 (n = 2219) 2011-2014 (n = 2151) 2015-2018 (n = 1877)
Overall 44.8 (42.0-47.6) 41.3 (37.9-44.7) 40.3 (36.4-44.2) 0.07
Stratified by sex
 Males 50.2 (45.8-54.7) 43.8 (39.3-48.3) 41.0 (35.8-46.2) 0.02
 Females 39.9 (35.8-43.9) 38.6 (34.6-42.5) 39.5 (34.5-44.5) 0.60
Stratified by race
 Non-Hispanic whites 40.5 (36.8-44.3) 37.9 (33.3-42.6) 35.7 (30.4-41.0) 0.22
 Non-Hispanic blacks 49.3 (41.9-56.7) 46.5 (42.2-50.7) 37.9 (32.9-43.1) 0.08
 Mexican Americans 60.1 (56.8-63.4) 55.5 (49.7-61.3) 53.8 (49.3-58.3) 0.25
 Others 46.2 (40.4-52.1) 40.2 (33.9-46.5) 45.7 (41.1-50.4) 0.20

Data are presented as percentages (95% CIs). Bonferroni adjustment was performed for multiple comparisons. When sex and race stratified temporal trends were assessed, sex and race, respectively, were excluded in the models.

aAdjusted for sex, race, education status, family income to poverty ratio, health insurance status, and number of health visits.