Fig. 2

Associations of HOMA-IR with left ventricular indices among participants without diabees mellitus (n = 1266). Higher HOMA-IR was positively correlated with mass, and inversely with sphericity index (a) and myocardial shortening (b). The mass-to-volume ratio was flatten at the same point where the torsion reduces. Myocardial shortening was progressively decreased with higher IR. Torsion was increased only with less severe insulin resistance. Locally weighted smoothing curve (LOWESS) using unadjusted standardized values are displayed. HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance