Research Article

Rare Mutations of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma: Frequencies and Relationship with Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Risk in the Mixed Ancestry Population from South Africa

Table 3

Generalized linear regression models showing the effects of genes on markers of insulin resistance/sensitivity.

AllelePhenotypeOverallNo diabetesDiabetes interaction
Effects size (95% CI)Effects size (95% CI)Effects size (95% CI)

PPARG (rs3856806)TFasting glucose−0.140 (−0.480 to 0.199)0.4170.0002 (−0.112 to 0.112)0.996−0.606 (−1.934 to 0.722)0.3720.092
2 h glucose−0.114 (−0.494 to 0.266)0.557−0.098 (−0.341 to 0.144)0.426−0.147 (−2.826 to 2.533)0.9150.847
HbA1c−0.018 (−0179 to 0.143)0.8260.034 (−0.031 to 0.099)0.303−0.211 (−0.829 to 0.407)0.5040.164
Fasting insulin−0.915 (−3.362 to 1.533)0.4640.022 (−1.420 to 1.463)0.976−4.516 (−13.448 to 4.416)0.3230.125
2 h insulin−1.716 (−11.818 to 8.386)0.7390.408 (−9.473 to 10.289)0.936−20.212 (−62.232 to 21.807)0.3480.190
Glucose/insulin−0.488 (−1.905 to 0.929)0.500−0.083 (−1.258 to 1.091)0.890−1.743 (−6.271 to 2.785)0.4510.334
HOMA-IR−0.437 (−1.481 to 0.608)0.4130.021 (−0.327 to 0.368)0.907−2.228 (−6.336 to 1.880)0.2890.076
QUICKI0.001 (−0.006 to 0.009)0.7380.0008 (−0.008 to 0.010)0.8510.004 (−0.009 to 0.016)0.5640.752
FIRI−0.393 (−1.333 to 0.547)0.4130.019 (−0.294 to 0.332)0.907−2.005 (−5.703 to 1.692)0.2890.076

Models are adjusted for age, sex, and diabetes. FIRI: fasting insulin resistance index; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; PPARG: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; QUICKI: the quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index.