Table 1 Demographics of participants.

From: Association between HOMA-IR and Lung Function in Korean Young Adults based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

 

No-asthma group n = 1706

Asthma group n = 216

P value

Sex (Male, %)

57.2 ± 1.3

64 ± 3.7

0.0635

Age (Years)

31.2 ± 0.2

30.7 ± 0.5

0.2868

Exercise (Yes, %)

26.8 ± 1.3

22.3 ± 2.9

0.1641

Place (Rural, %)

12.0 ± 2.1

14.6 ± 3.2

0.3827

Current smoker (Yes, %)

34.9 ± 1.3

53.7 ± 3.7

<0.0001

Current alcohol use (>30 g/day, %)

13.1 ± 0.9

21.2 ± 3

0.0029

Income (Less than 25%, %)

7.1 ± 0.8

4 ± 1.5

0.1104

Atopic dermatitis (Yes, %)

4.2 ± 0.5

8.1 ± 2.3

<0.0001

Allergic rhinitis (Yes, %)

30.8 ± 1.6

53.6 ± 4.4

<0.0001

Height (cm)

167.7 ± 0.2

168.7 ± 0.6

0.1

Weight (kg)

68.5 ± 0.3

68.8 ± 1

0.7494

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.2 ± 0.1

24.1 ± 0.3

0.6181

Waist circumference (cm)

82.1 ± 0.3

82.4 ± 0.9

0.7356

FVC (L)

4.2 ± 0.0

4.3 ± 0.1

0.6624

FVC % predicted

95.1 ± 0.3

93.8 ± 0.7

0.0891

FEV1 (L)

3.5 ± 0.0

3.5 ± 0.1

0.3009

FEV1% predicted

93.8 ± 0.3

90 ± 0.8

<0.0001

FEV1/FVC ratio

0.84 ± 0.00

0.8 ± 0

0.0002

Glucose (mg/dL)

91.0 ± 0.2

90 ± 0.6

0.1355

Insulin (μIU/mL)

9.6 (9.4,9.9)

9.5(8.9–10.1)

0.4318

HOMA IR

2.2 (2.1,2.2)

2.1(2–2.2)

0.644

Energy intake (kcal/day)

2039.9 ± 26.8

2123.2 ± 74.9

0.2826

Fat intake (% of calorie)

20.8 ± 0.3

20.5 ± 0.7

0.695

  1. HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of assessment of insulin resistance; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second.
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