Abstract:【Objective】 To assess the association between insulin resistance and clinically significant angiographic atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients. 【Methods】 The association between insulin resistance and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis determined by angiography was examined in non-diabetic patients surviving acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between 2008 to 2014. The patients were divided into 4 groups based on the homeostasis model assessment grading of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). We assessed whether insulin resistance was independently associated with clinically significant angiographic atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients. 【Results】 Overall, the cohort had 1,073 people with a median age of 56 years and women accounting for 28.9%. The crude prevalence of MVD was 37.8%, 42.3%, 47.2% and 48.0% for the HOMA-IR groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively (P = 0.009). In multivariable modeling, compared with the group 1, both the groups 3 [RR (95%CI) = 1.31 (1.07~1.60)] and 4 [RR (95%CI) = 1.29 (1.03~1.60)] were independently associated with MVD. Covariates in the model included patient demographic and clinical characteristics and metabolic factors (LDL-C, HDL-C, triglyceride, HbA1c and hs-CRP). 【Conclusion】 There is an independent association between insulin resistance and MVD in non-diabetic post-AMI patients.