Association between high waist-height ratio and endoplasmic reticulum stress of young adults with insulin resistance

Figure 2 High waist-to-height ratio is associated with insulin resistance in young individuals. Peripheral blood was collected from individuals with a waist-to-height ratio (WtHR) < 0.5 (low-WtHR; n = 21) and individuals with a WtHR > 0.5 (high-WtHR; n = 18). A-C: The samples were analyzed to determine glucose (A), insulin (B), and the Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance was calculated (C). The bar graphs indicate the mean ± SEM. ^aP < 0.05 vs low-waist-to-height ratio group. WtHR: Waist-to-height ratio; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance.