Epidemiologic Behavior and Estimation of an Optimal Cut-Off Point for Homeostasis Model Assessment-2 Insulin Resistance: A Report from a Venezuelan Population
Table 1
General characteristics of the population ( = 2026). The Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study, 2014.
Females ( = 1056; 52.1%)
Males ( = 970; 47.9%)
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Age (years)
41.0 ± 15.7
38.2 ± 14.9
1.20 × 10−4
BMI (kg/m2)
27.9 ± 6.2
28.8 ± 6.2
1.00 × 10−4
Waist circumference (cm)
91.1 ± 13.7
98.7 ± 15.9
7.64 × 10−31
Fasting glycemia (mg/dL)
98.6 ± 31.5
99.6 ± 33.9
0.625
Fasting insulin (µU/mL)
14.5 ± 9.3
14.8 ± 9.8
0.715
HOMA2-IR
2.18 ± 1.37
2.23 ± 1.47
0.466
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
194.7 ± 44.7
188 ± 47.5
1.97 × 10−4
Triacylglycerides (mg/dL)
117.1 ± 85.4
146.2 ± 116.5
1.18 × 10−13
VLDL-C (mg/dL)
23.4 ± 17.1
29.2 ± 23.3
2.58 × 10−10
LDL-C (mg/dL)
123.8 ± 38.3
118.6 ± 38.7
0.002
HDL-C (mg/dL)
46.9 ± 11.8
40.8 ± 11.3
9.86 × 10−36
SBP (mmHg)
117.6 ± 17.4
122.1 ± 15.9
2.65 × 10−11
DBP (mmHg)
75.5 ± 10.8
79.1 ± 11.5
3.38 × 10−13
Student’s -test after logarithmic transformation. BMI: body mass index; VLDL-C: very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure.
