The Estimation of First-Phase Insulin Secretion by Using Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Chinese Population

Table 3

Pearson correlation between the clinical parameters and log (first-phase insulin secretion) in the study group.

Variables		value
Age	−0.398	0.000
Body mass index	0.264	0.002
Systolic blood pressure	−0.044	0.623
Diastolic blood pressure	0.030	0.740
Triglyceride	−0.064	0.463
HDL-C	−0.190	0.034
Fasting plasma glucose	−0.475	0.000
Log (FPI)	0.382	0.000
Log (insulin sensitivity)	−0.184	0.035
Log (HOMA-IR)	0.231	0.006
Log (HOMA-)	0.551	0.000

HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPI: fasting plasma insulin; HOMA-IR and HOMA-: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance and -cell function.