Table 2

Correlation coefficients of LN serum tHcy with serum indicators of insulin resistance in fasting Mexican American men.

Variable
40–49 y
50–59 y
60–69 y
70–74 y

LNFSI
-0.001
-0.144
0.133
0.236
FSI
-0.018
-0.053
0.066
0.208
FSG
0.177
0.008
0.008
0.158
FSCP
0.10
0.006
0.256
0.016
2 hr insulin
-0.07
-0.082
0.088
0.073
2 hr C-peptide
-0.044
-0.092
0.238
0.077
Triglycerides
0.143
-0.175
-0.024
-0.199
Age
0.105
0.081
0.040
0.161
N
79
24
64
19

LN, natural log; FSI, fasting serum insulin; FSG, fasting serum glucose; FSCP, fasting C-peptide; tHcy, total serum homocysteine.

Gillum Nutrition Journal 2003 2:6   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-2-6