Research Article

Insulin Resistance in relation to Hypertension and Dyslipidaemia among Men Clinically Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 4

Effects of blood pressure and lipid parameters on insulin resistance.

ParameterOR (95% CI) valueaOR (95% CI) value

Waist to hip ratio
 Normal1.01.0
 Obese3.3 (1.51-7.15)0.0039.1 (2.15-38.03)0.003
Systolic blood pressure
 Normal1.01.0
 Elevated2.2 (0.87-5.35)0.0970.9 (0.24-3.05)0.818
Diastolic blood pressure
 Normal1.01.0
 Elevated1.7 (0.59-4.68)0.3371.1 (0.26-4.4)0.930
Blood pressure
 Normal1.01.0
 Elevated2.5 (0.99-6.04)0.0520.7 (0.22-2.52)0.631
Hypertension on diagnosis
 No1.01.0
 Yes0.7 (0.3-1.71)0.4470.3 (0.09-1.26)0.106
Total cholesterol
 Normal1.01.0
 High1.7 (0.76-3.71)0.2041.1 (0.42-2.85)0.844
Triglyceride
 Normal1.01.0
 High1.3 (0.37-4.52)0.6810.9 (0.22-3.49)0.852
HDL cholesterol
 Normal1.01.0
 Low0.8 (0.36-1.74)0.5590.9 (0.42-2.29)0.956
LDL cholesterol
 Normal1.01.0
 High6.1 (1.2-30.56)0.0295.8 (0.96-35.03)0.056
Dyslipidaemia
 No1.01.0
 Yes1.1 (0.53-2.42)0.7441.1 (0.50-2.40)0.831