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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nutr. 2012 Aug 24;16(2):248–255. doi: 10.1017/S136898001200393X

Table 5.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of having and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMAIR) ≥ 90th and <95th percentile and HOMAIR ≥ 95th percentile, by anthropometric indices, among prepubertal children aged 6–10 years, Bucaramanga, Colombia*

HOMAIR < 90th percentile HOMAIR ≥ 90th and < 95th percentile HOMAIR ≥ 95th percentile



Anthropometric model OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
BMIZ 1·00 Ref. 2·38 1·91, 2·98 3·34 2·65, 4·22
WCZ 1·00 Ref. 2·33 1·86, 2·75 3·47 2·75, 4·38
WHtR 1·00 Ref. 2·00 1·60, 2·49 2·87 2·31, 3·58
ASFZ 1·00 Ref. 2·19 1·78, 2·70 3·36 2·70, 4·18
SSFZ 1·00 Ref. 2·19 1·80, 2·66 2·80 2·31, 3·39
TSFZ 1·00 Ref. 2·19 1·77, 2·72 2·88 2·31, 3·58
BSFZ 1·00 Ref. 1·95 1·59, 2·40 2·69 2·20, 3·29
BMIZ+ASFZ
  BMIZ 1·00 Ref. 1·76 1·15, 2·68 1·52 1·01, 2·29
  ASFZ 1·00 Ref. 1·38 0·91, 2·07 2·40 1·63, 3·52
WCZ+ASFZ
  WCZ 1·00 Ref. 1·66 1·04, 2·65 1·65 1·05, 2·58
  ASFZ 1·00 Ref. 1·43 0·91, 2·25 2·22 1·45, 3·40

BMIZ, BMI Z-score; WCZ, waist circumference Z-score; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; ASFZ, abdominal skinfold thickness Z-score; SSFZ, subscapular skinfold thickness Z-score; TSFZ, triceps skinfold thickness Z-score; BSFZ, biceps skinfold thickness Z-score; ref., referent category.

*

For all models, n 1261.

All Z-scores are age- and sex-adjusted.

OR are based on multinomial logistic regression, and represent a 1 sd change in the anthropometric index.