Multiple regression models for the prediction of the basal insulin resistance as ascertained by HOMA-IR (dependent variable) in the total study population.

*Unadjusted model.†Model adjusted for age, BMIz-score, triglycerides and HDL-Cholesterol.‡Additional adjustment for sex, sICAM-1, IL-8, MCP-1, RANTES, MIF and IP-10. Sex entered in regression model as “dummy” variable (0 = girls; 1 = boys). NS, statistically not significant. β-coefficients and p-values for independent variables as well as determination coefficients of regression models (R2) are given.