Clinical Study

The Usefulness of Homeostatic Measurement Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) for Detection of Glucose Intolerance in Thai Women of Reproductive Age with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Table 5

Odds ratio in each condition which showed HOMA >2.0 with number of clinical associating factors.

Condition (%)OR (95% CI) value

HOMA >2.0 with 1 clinical associating factor2 (0.8)0.79 (0.74–0.85)0.219
HOMA >2.0 with 2 clinical associating factors6 (2.4)1.10 (0.42–2.89)0.805
HOMA >2.0 with 3 clinical associating factors11 (4.4)1.97 (0.89–4.35)0.113
HOMA >2.0 with 4 clinical associating factors16 (6.4)2.67 (1.31–5.42)0.008
HOMA >2.0 with 5 clinical associating factors20 (8.0)9.75 (3.16–30.10)<0.001

Clinical associating factors are age ≥30 year old, BMI ≥25 kg/m2, waist circumference ≥80 centimeters, presence of acanthosis nigricans, and hyperandrogenism.