The Associations Between HOMA-IR and Muscular Strengthening Activity in Euglycemic U.S. Adults

• Main Author: Boyer, William Robert, II
• Format: Others
• Published: UNF Digital Commons 2014
• Subjects: Thesis; University of North Florida; UNF; Dissertations; Academic > UNF > Master of Science in Health Science (MSH); Dissertation; Academic > UNF – Health Science; Insulin Resistance; HOMA-IR; NHAMES; Muscular Strengthening Activity; Euglycemic; Clinical Epidemiology; Community Health and Preventive Medicine; Epidemiology
• Online Access: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/512; http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1551&context=etd

Background: Muscular strengthening activity (MSA) has been shown to be inversely associated with insulin resistance (IR). The associations between quartiles of the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and self-reported MSA in a nationally representative sample of euglycemic U.S. adults were examined. Methods: Sample included adult participants (≥20 years of age [n=2,543]) from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). HOMA-IR was categorized into quartiles based on every 25th percentile. No MSA was the dependent variable. Results: Following adjustment for covariates, those with HOMA-IR values in third (p Conclusions: Having a higher HOMA-IR value is associated with greater odds of reporting no MSA in euglycemic U.S. adults.