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

Table 5

Stepwise logistic regression analysis with insulin resistance as a dependent variable.

Parameters	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	value
OPG	1.009	1.003–1.015	0.006
BMI	1.238	1.112–1.378	<0.001
URCA	1.005	1.001–1.010	0.020
HDL-C	0.351	0.132–0.930	0.035
LDL-C	1.724	1.162–2.558	0.007
HbA1c	2.048	1.368–3.065	0.001
ALT	1.024	1.005–1.043	0.012

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoproteincholesterol; OPG, osteoprotegerin; URCA, blood uric acid.