Insulin Resistance Indices for 981 Spanish Adolescents Aged 11–16

Miriam Mohatar-Barba's dataset contains anthropometric and fasting biochemical parameters for 981 adolescents from Southern Spain, collected in a cross-sectional study. It compares the predictive capacity of McAuley, QUICKI, SPISE, and glucose-insulin ratio indices against insulin resistance. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-17.

Use Cases

• Validate predictive models for insulin resistance based on calculated indices like HOMA-IR, QUICKI, and McAuley.
• Establish clinical cut-off values for metabolic indices in adolescent populations using ROC curve analysis.
• Analyze sex-based differences in metabolic health based on anthropometric and biochemical parameters.
• Compare the diagnostic accuracy of different indirect methods for assessing insulin resistance.

Strengths

• Includes data from 981 adolescents, providing a substantial sample for analysis.
• Contains multiple validated insulin resistance indices (HOMA-IR, QUICKI, McAuley, SPISE, glucose-insulin ratio) for comparison.
• Reports specific predictive accuracy metrics (AUC values) and cut-off points for key indices.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Southern Spain cohort.

Provenance

Source

Miriam Mohatar-Barba via figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study with anthropometric measurements and fasting biochemical parameter assessments.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 17:39:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Spain