Limited predictive ability of surrogate indices of insulin sensitivity/resistance in Asian-Indian men

Ranganath Muniyappa, Brian A. Irving, Uma S. Unni, William M. Briggs, K. Sreekumaran Nair, Michael J. Quon, Anura V. Kurpad

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Abstract

Insulin resistance is highly prevalent in Asian Indians and contributes to worldwide public health problems, including diabetes and related disorders. Surrogate measurements of insulin sensitivity/resistance are used frequently to study Asian Indians, but these are not formally validated in this population. In this study, we compared the ability of simple surrogate indices to accurately predict insulin sensitivity as determined by the reference glucose clamp method. In this cross-sectional study of Asian-Indian men (n = 70), we used a calibration model to assess the ability of simple surrogate indices for insulin sensitivity [quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI), homeostasis model assessment (HOMA2-IR), fasting insulin-to-glucose ratio (FIGR), and fasting insulin (FI)] to predict an insulin sensitivity index derived from the reference glucose clamp method (SIClamp). Predictive accuracy was assessed by both root mean squared error (RMSE) of prediction as well as leave-one-out cross-validation-type RMSE of prediction (CVPE). QUICKI, FIGR, and FI, but not HOMA2-IR, had modest linear correlations with SIClamp (QUICKI: r = 0.36; FIGR: r = -0.36; FI: r = -0.27; P < 0.05). No significant differences were noted among CVPE or RMSE from any of the surrogate indices when compared with QUICKI. Surrogate measurements of insulin sensitivity/resistance such as QUICKI, FIGR, and FI are easily obtainable in large clinical studies, but these may only be useful as secondary outcome measurements in assessing insulin sensitivity/resistance in clinical studies of Asian Indians.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E1106-E1112
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume299
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

Keywords

  • Quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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