Comparison of multiple and novel measures of dietary glycemic carbohydrate with insulin resistant status in older women

Table 3 Comparison of nine glycemic variables in multivariate linear regression models (n = 200) for prediction of log HOMA^†

	Unstandardized Coefficients		Standardized Coefficients
Glycemic variable	B	Std. Error	Beta	P
Daily glycemic measures:
GL per megacalorie	0.006	0.005	0.084	0.20
GL	0.003	0.002	0.100	0.22
Carbohydrate percentage	0.014	0.008	0.132	0.06
Carbohydrate (g)	0.002	0.002	0.146	0.13
GI	-0.007	0.010	-0.047	0.47
Meal glycemic measures:
GL peak score	-0.001	0.004	-0.021	0.72
Lunch GL	0.003	0.004	0.048	0.44
Dinner GL	0.000	0.003	-0.007	0.91
Breakfast GL	0.002	0.004	0.040	0.54

^†Logistic regression adjusted for age, age squared, waist circumference, body mass index, physical activity level, family history of diabetes, menopausal and hormone therapy status, saturated fat, alcohol, dietary fibre and energy.
HOMA: homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance. Glycemic variables are defined in the Methods section. GL: glycemic load, GI: glycemic index.

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