Research Article

Insulin Resistance Predicts Atherogenic Lipoprotein Profile in Nondiabetic Subjects

Table 4

Multivariate logistic regression for effect of insulin resistance on lipoprotein subfraction profile.

Variables (%)Raw dataModel AModel B
OR95% CIAOR95% CIAOR95% CI

VLDL
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group1.974[0.921; 4.230]2.205[0.965; 5.038]2.332[1.007; 5.404]

HDL2
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group0.283[0.141; 0.571]0.267[0.129; 0.552]0.230[0.108; 0.493]

HDL3
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group0.322[0.160; 0.645]0.302[0.146; 0.625]0.298[0.142; 0.625]

HDL5
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group1.850[0.881; 3.884]1.843[0.873; 3.890]1.897[0.890; 4.044]

HDL6
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group3.367[1.460; 7.766]3.726[1.579; 8.793]3.936[1.631; 9.498]

HDL7
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group1.926[0.919; 4.038]1.927[0.917; 4.047]1.980[0.930; 4.216]

HDL8
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group2.305[1.504; 5.039]2.305[1.042; 5.098]2.363[1.025; 5.445]

HDL9
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group1.631[0.772; 3.446]1.367[0.771; 3.474]1.755[0.806; 3.822]

HDLLARGE
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group0.249[0.123; 0.505]0.232[0.111; 0.484]0.213[0.099; 0.457]

HDLINTERMETDIATE
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group3.367[1.460; 7.766]3.843[1.606; 9.197]4.698[1.855; 11.901]

HDLSMALL
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group2.400[1.099; 5.239]2.429[1.110; 5.319]2.486[1.115; 5.543]

LDLSMALL
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group2.826[1.263; 6.324]2. 794[1.237; 6.310]3.075[1.341; 7.051]

Phenotype non-A
Non-IR group1.0001.0001.000
IR group3.011[1.424; 6.366]3.001[1.404; 6.416]3.176[1.469; 6.867]

. Model A: adjusted for gender and age. Model B: adjusted for gender, age, smoking, statin, and fibrate. VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; non-IR group: individuals without insulin resistance; IR group: with insulin resistance.