Research Article

Triglycerides to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio Is the Best Surrogate Marker for Insulin Resistance in Nonobese Middle-Aged and Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

The risk of insulin resistance according to lipid profiles.

AllNonobeseObese
Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

TC (mmol/L)1.154 (1.021–1.304)0.0211.196 (1.042–1.373)0.0111.233 (1.006–1.488)0.0441.178 (0.964–1.439)0.1101.173 (0.976–1.409)0.0891.192 (0.984–1.443)0.073
TG (mmol/L)2.006 (1.764–2.281)<0.0011.715 (1.499–1.961)<0.0011.917 (1.590–2.312)<0.0011.754 (1.442–2.133)<0.0011.626 (1.353–1.953)<0.001.631 (1.352–1.969)<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)1.022 (0.888–1.177)0.7591.029 (0.879–1.206)0.7211.138 (0.909–1.425)0.2601.047 (0.829–1.321)0.7000.991 (0.804–1.221)0.9321.001 (0.806–1.243)0.993
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.133 (0.090–0.197)<0.0010.250 (0.161–0.388)<0.0010.127 (0.068–0.237)<0.0010.197 (0.103–0.379)<0.0010.336 (0.187–0.603)<0.0010.348 (0.189–0.640)0.001
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)1.497 (1.318–1.700)<0.0011.420 (1.231–1.639)<0.0011.576 (1.296–1.917)<0.0011.426 (1.163–1.749)0.0011.350 (1.109–1.643)0.0031.371 (1.117–1.684)0.003
LDL-C/HDL-C1.762 (1.507–2.059)<0.0011.488 (1.252–1.768)<0.0011.940 (1.524–2.471)<0.0011.618 (1.258–2.081)<0.0011.318 (1.041–1.670)0.0221.329 (1.039–1.699)0.023
TC/HDL-C1.907 (1.706–2.132)<0.0011.672 (1.462–1.912)<0.0011.976 (1.678–2.326)<0.0011.741 (1.434–2.114)<0.0011.505 (1.268–1.787)<0.0011.564 (1.292–1.893)<0.001
TG/HDL-C1.927 (1.711–2.171)<0.0011.650 (1.458–1.867)<0.0011.894 (1.588–2.259)<0.0011.704 (1.420–2.047)<0.0011.544 (1.307–1.823)<0.0011.560 (1.316–1.848)<0.001

Data are odds ratios (95% confidence interval); model 1 is adjusted for age and sex; model 2 is further adjusted for BMI, SBP, and DBP.