RESEARCH ARTICLE Association between Lipid Ratios and Insulin Resistance in a Chinese Population

Aim To explore the association of lipid ratios and triglyceride (TG) with insulin resistance (IR) in a Chinese population. We also provide the clinical utility of lipid ratios to identify men and women with IR. Methods This cross-sectional study included 614 men and 1055 women without diabetes. Insulin re-sistance was defined by homeostatic model assessment of IR> 2.69. Lipid ratios included the TG / high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), the total cholesterol (TC)/HDL-C and the low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)/HDL –C. Logistic regression models and ac-curate estimates of the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves were obtained. Results In normal-weight men, none of lipid ratios nor TG was associated with IR. In overweight/ obese men, normal-weight women and overweight/obese women, the TG/HDL-C, th