Serum Osteoprotegerin Is a Potential Biomarker of Insulin Resistance in Chinese Postmenopausal Women with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Table 4

Multiple linear regression analysis with osteoprotegerin as a dependent variable.

Parameters	β	value
Age	2.747	<0.001
HOMA-IR	2.591	0.024
eGFR	−0.457	0.010
AST	0.575	0.001
ALP	0.362	0.003
2hPG	2.289	0.001

2hPG, 2 h postprandial plasma glucose; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; eGFR, estimate glomerular filtration rate; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of assessment for insulin resistance.