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 4

Relation of HOMA-IR and associating factors of glucose intolerance.

VariablesHOMA-IR ≤2HOMA-IR >2Odds ratio95% CI
(%) (%)odds ratio

Age (years old)2.451.33–4.53
 <30110 (57.0)83 (43.0)
 ≥3020 (35.1)37 (64.9)
BMI (kg/m2)23.3712.07–45.26
 <25111 (82.2)24 (17.8)
 ≥2519 (16.5)96 (83.5)
Waist circumference (cm)24.5512.64–47.67
 <80108 (84.4)20 (15.6)
 ≥8022 (18.0)100 (82.0)
Hyperandrogenism1.971.19–3.26
 No76 (60.3)50 (39.7)
  Yes54 (49.3)70 (56.5)
Acanthosis nigricans50.0315.07–166.08
 Absent127 (69.8)55 (30.2)
 Present3 (4.4)65 (95.6)