Research Article

The Reproducibility and Reliability of Insulin Sensitivity and Secretion Indices in Children and Adolescents

Table 1

Medians and interquartile ranges for each insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, and OGTT measures.

CategoryMeasuresVisit 1—median (IQR)Visit 2—median (IQR)

Insulin sensitivityHOMA-IR3.67 (2.43–5.28)3.29 (2.28–4.85)
QUICKI0.14 (0.13–0.15)0.14 (0.13–0.15)
FGIR4.94 (3.54–7.18)5.59 (3.56–7.76)
1/fasting insulin0.06 (0.04–0.09)0.06 (0.04–0.09)
WBISI2.84 (1.90–4.22)2.97 (1.98–4.66)

Insulin secretionHOMA-B284.87 (189.00–416.57)259.71 (185.14–406.29)
IGI2.82 (1.55–4.66)2.82 (1.59–4.72)
DI7.18 (4.77–11.43)7.58 (5.31–11.86)

OGTT measuresG086 (81–91)86 (80–90)
G120101 (85–113)97 (85–112)
I017.2 (11.6–23.2)15.9 (11.0–23.0)
I12073.4 (45.0–119.5)67.1 (42.0–114.9)

For each measure of insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and OGTT-derived glucose and insulin at time 0 min and 120 min, we state the median value with the interquartile range (IQR) at each visit.