Elevated triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol ratio is an indicator for insulin resistance in middle-aged and elderly Taiwanese population: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Association between TG/HDL levels and HOMA-IR index

Variables	Odds ratio	95% C.I.	p-value
Model 1
Sex (men versus women)	0.67	0.41–1.10	0.11
TG/HDL	1.59	1.38–1.83	< 0.001
Model 2
Sex (men versus women)	0.59	0.34–1.00	0.05
Age (year)	1.01	0.98–1.04	0.52
BMI (kg/m²)	1.24	1.15–1.34	< 0.001
TG/HDL	1.48	1.28–1.72	< 0.001
Model 3
Sex (men versus women)	0.59	0.34–1.04	0.07
Age (year)	0.99	0.96–1.02	0.58
BMI (kg/m²)	1.23	1.13–1.33	< 0.001
HTN (yes versus no)	1.88	1.11–3.18	0.02
DM (yes versus no)	5.41	2.93–10.01	< 0.001
Hyperlipidemia (yes versus no)	0.95	0.53–1.70	0.85
TG/HDL	1.45	1.23–1.72	< 0.001
Model 4
Sex (men versus women)	0.64	0.36–1.15	0.14
Age (year)	0.99	0.96–1.02	0.51
BMI (kg/m²)	1.23	1.13–1.33	< 0.001
Smoking (yes versus no)	0.68	0.26–1.77	0.42
HTN (yes versus no)	1.90	1.12–3.21	0.02
DM (yes versus no)	5.44	2.93–10.08	< 0.001
Hyperlipidemia (yes versus no)	0.97	0.54–1.74	0.91
TG/HDL	1.45	1.23–1.72	< 0.001

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index; HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG triglyceride; HTN hypertension; DM diabetes mellitus; CI confidence interval

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