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Table 2 Multivariable associations of blood cobalt concentrations with insulin resistance in US adults during 2015–2016

From: Sex differences in the link between blood cobalt concentrations and insulin resistance in adults without diabetes

HOMA-IR

Model 1

Model 2

Coefficient

95% CI

P value

Coefficient

95% CI

P value

Continues variable

Overall

− 0.060

− 0.142, 0.023

0.157

− 0.063

− 0.137, 0.011

0.097

Male

− 0.032

− 0.165, 0.100

0.631

− 0.082

− 0.199, 0.036

0.173

Female

− 0.125

− 0.234, − 0.015

0.026

− 0.095

− 0.203, 0.012

0.082

  1. Model 1: age and gender
  2. Model 2: model 1 plus race, BMI, PIR, alcohol use, and education level
  3. Exposure variables and risk factor variables were log transformed in the models