Relationship between Leptin and Insulin Resistance among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Elderly Populations in Taiwan.

YL Shih, TC Huang, CC Shih, Ji-Yih Chen

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Abstract

The relationship between leptin and insulin resistance among middle-aged and elderly populations in Asia is seldom reported. Our research included 398 middle-aged and elderly Taiwanese individuals. First, we divided participants into three groups according to the tertiles of the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) to analyze the parameters between each group. Pearson's correlation was then applied to calculate the correlation between HOMA-IR and cardiometabolic risk factors after adjusting for age. A scatter plot indicated a relationship between serum leptin levels and the HOMA-IR index. Finally, the coefficients of the serum leptin level and HOMA-IR were assessed by multivariate linear regression. The participants in the high HOMA-IR index group were more likely to have higher serum leptin levels. Meanwhile, the HOMA-IR index was positively correlated with serum leptin levels, even after adjusting for age. Serum leptin levels were positively correlated with the HOMA-IR index (β = 0.226, < 0.01) in the multivariate linear regression after adjusting for age, sex, smoking, drinking, BMI, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, uric acid, ALT, and creatinine. Furthermore, the leptin-creatinine ratio also showed a significantly positive relationship with HOMA-IR in the same multivariate linear regression model. In conclusion, serum leptin levels showed a positive relationship with insulin resistance in middle-aged and elderly people in Taiwan. Furthermore, serum leptin levels may be an independent risk factor for insulin resistance according to our study.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Clinical Medicine
Volume11
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

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