Table 3

OR of normal weight, overweight and obese individuals with high TG/HDL-C ratio (compared with those with ‘low’ TG/HDL-C ratio) to being insulin resistant defined by the upper quartile of HOMA-IR

Model 1
Unadjusted
Model 2
Adjusted for sex and age
Model 3
Adjusted for sex, age, and origin
BMI (kg/m2)OR95% CIp ValueOR95% CIp ValueOR95% CIp Value
20.0–24.92.841.52 to 5.320.0013.081.61 to 5.880.0013.021.58 to 5.780.001
25–29.92.891.93 to 4.35<0.0012.901.92 to 4.37<0.0012.861.90 to 4.37<0.001
30–34.92.591.53 to 4.39<0.0012.611.54 to 4.42<0.0012.511.48 to 4.280.001
  • BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; TG, triglycerides.