Variability in HOMA-IR, Lipoprotein Profile and Selected Hormones in Young Active Men

Table 4

Biochemical variables in subjects differed by HOMA-IR (means ± SD).

Variable	Group A (𝑛=43) > median HOMA-IR	Group B (𝑛=44) ≤ median HOMA-IR
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.1±0.5^∗∗∗	4.5±0.4
Insulin (µIU/mL)	8.9±2.8^∗∗∗	5.4±0.8
HOMA-IR	2.020±0.781^∗∗∗	1.065±0.163
TG (mmol/L)	0.9±0.4^∗∗	0.7±0.3
TC (mmol/L)	4.7±0.8^∗	4.4±0.6
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.5±0.4^∗	1.3±0.3
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.7±0.9	2.6±0.6
Cortisol (nmol/L)	391.1±142.4	359.2±153.2
TSH (µIU/mL)	2.1±1.0	2.0±1.0

 ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001; ^∗∗𝑃<0.01; ^∗𝑃<0.05 significantly different versus Group B.