Research Article

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

Table 3

Spearman correlations and ICCs of insulin sensitivity and secretion measures between visits 1 and 2, and p values of the Spearman correlation comparison between overweight/obese vs. normal weight, Black vs. White, male vs. female, pre-midpuberty vs. post-midpubertal children.

CategoryMeasuresOverweight/obese vs. normal weightBlack vs. WhiteMale vs. femalePre- vs. post-midpuberty
OV/OB
correlation
Normal weight
correlation
p-ValueOV/OB ICCNormal weight ICCBlack correlationWhite
correlation
p-ValueBlack ICCWhite ICCMale
correlation
Female
correlation
p-ValueMale ICCFemale ICCPre-midpuberty
correlation
Post-midpuberty
correlation
p-ValuePre-midpuberty
ICC
Post-midpuberty
ICC

Insulin sensitivityHOMA-IR0.72 (0.64–0.78)0.53 (0.34–0.68)0.030.71 (0.63–0.77)0.50 (0.31–0.65)0.76 (0.63–0.85)0.74 (0.66–0.81)0.830.38 (0.15–0.57)0.82 (0.76–0.87)0.72 (0.61–0.79)0.72 (0.63–0.79)0.910.83 (0.76–0.88)0.66 (0.56–0.74)0.73 (0.61–0.82)0.73 (0.65–0.79)0.970.63 (0.48–0.75)0.79 (0.73–0.84)
QUICKI0.72 (0.64–0.78)0.53 (0.34–0.68)0.030.73 (0.66–0.79)0.50 (0.31–0.65)0.76 (0.63–0.85)0.74 (0.66–0.81)0.830.67 (0.51–0.78)0.75 (0.67–0.81)0.72 (0.61–0.79)0.72 (0.63–0.79)0.910.73 (0.63–0.80)0.72 (0.63–0.79)0.73 (0.61–0.82)0.73 (0.65–0.79)0.970.70 (0.67–0.80)0.74 (0.67–0.80)
FGIR0.75 (0.68–0.81)0.56 (0.40–0.71)0.020.70 (0.62–0.77)0.48 (0.28–0.64)0.82 (0.71–0.88)0.76 (0.68–0.82)0.330.66 (0.50–0.78)0.68 (0.59–0.76)0.75 (0.66–0.82)0.76 (0.68–0.82)0.890.66 (0.54–0.75)0.67 (0.57–0.75)0.74 (0.61–0.82)0.77 (0.70–0.82)0.590.65 (0.50–0.76)0.69 (0.61–0.76)
1/Fasting insulin0.75 (0.68–0.81)0.54 (0.35–0.69)0.010.69 (0.61–0.76)0.46 (0.26–0.62)0.80 (0.68–0.87)0.76 (0.68–0.82)0.530.65 (0.48–0.77)0.67 (0.57–0.75)0.74 (0.65–0.79)0.78 (0.68–0.82)0.760.64 (0.52–0.74)0.68 (0.58–0.76)0.75 (0.63–0.83)0.76 (0.69–0.81)0.840.64 (0.49–0.75)0.68 (0.59–0.75)
WBISI0.80 (0.74–0.84)0.83 (0.74–0.89)0.540.75 (0.68–0.81)0.79 (0.68–0.86)0.81 (0.70–0.88)0.86 (0.81–0.89)0.260.78 (0.66–0.86)0.83 (0.77–0.87)0.85 (0.78–0.89)0.81 (0.75–0.86)0.410.81 (0.74–0.86)0.78 (0.71–0.84)0.82 (0.73–0.61)0.84 (0.79–0.88)0.720.84 (0.76–0.89)0.78 (0.72–0.83)

Insulin secretionHOMA-B0.68 (0.59–0.75)0.61 (0.44–0.74)0.430.26 (0.12–0.390.60 (0.43–0.73)0.71 (0.56–0.81)0.68 (0.58–0.75)0.660.26 (0.02–0.47)0.61 (0.50–0.70)0.71 (0.60–0.79)0.66 (0.55–0.74)0.480.72 (0.62–0.80)0.23 (0.07–0.38)0.66 (0.52–0.77)0.70 (0.61–0.76)0.660.24 (0.02–0.44)0.34 (0.20–0.46)
IGI0.56 (0.45–0.65)0.65 (0.49–0.77)0.33−0.04 (−0.18–0.10)0.31 (0.09–0.50)0.55 (0.35–0.70)0.62 (0.50–0.70)0.53−0.07 (−0.31–0.17)0.22 (0.07 –0.36)0.67 (0.55–0.76)0.55 (0.43–0.67)0.140.51 (0.36–0.63)−0.07 (−0.23–0.10)0.66 (0.51–0.77)0.59 (0.48–0.68)0.390.36 (0.15–0.54)−0.04 (−0.18 –0.11)
DI0.49 (0.37–0.59)0.58 (0.40–0.72)0.36−0.11 (−0.25–0.03)0.13 (−0.10 –0.35)0.49 (0.27–0.65)0.54 (0.42–0.65)0.61−0.12 (−0.35–0.12)0.04 (−0.12–0.20)0.64 (0.51–0.73)0.41 (0.27–0.54)0.010.30 (0.13–0.46)−0.09 (−0.25 –0.08)0.61 (0.44–0.73)0.48 (0.36–0.58)0.190.17 (−0.05–0.38)−0.07 (−0.21 –0.08)