Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of 26 570 US adults stratified by triglyceride categories
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <150 | 150–199 | 200–499 | ≥500 | ||
| Sample size | 18 802 | 3714 | 3726 | 328 | NA |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 47 (19) | 53 (18) | 53 (17) | 49 (15) | <0.001 |
| Sex (female), % | 53.3 | 48.7 | 44.3 | 28.7 | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity, % | |||||
| ȃHispanic | 43.1 | 49.3 | 50.8 | 47.9 | <0.001 |
| ȃNon-Hispanic white | 26.3 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 8.2 | |
| ȃNon-Hispanic black | 25.2 | 32.5 | 34.4 | 39.6 | |
| ȃOther | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL, median (IQR) | 89 (68–114) | 170 (159–183) | 251 (220–305) | 642 (551–834) | <0.001 |
| FPG, mg/dL, median (IQR) | 96 (89–104) | 101 (94–111) | 103 (95–118) | 110 (98–173) | <0.001 |
| HbA1c, %, median (IQR) | 5.4 (5.1–5.7) | 5.5 (5.2–5.9) | 5.6 (5.2–6.1) | 5.6 (5.2–7.4) | <0.001 |
| Obesity, % | |||||
| ȃUnderweight | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| ȃNormal | 37.6 | 20.7 | 15.9 | 11.0 | <0.001 |
| ȃOverweight | 32.4 | 37.9 | 38.5 | 45.1 | |
| ȃObese | 26.8 | 39.7 | 43.9 | 43.0 | |
| ȃUnknown | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | |
| Poverty–income ratio, % | |||||
| ȃ<130% | 27.9 | 28.9 | 31.1 | 33.8 | <0.001 |
| ȃ130–349% | 37.2 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 39.9 | |
| ȃ≥350% | 26.7 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 19.2 | |
| ȃUnknown | 8.2 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 7.0 | |
| Education, % | |||||
| ȃ<High school | 29.9 | 37.9 | 38.4 | 39.6 | <0.001 |
| ȃHigh school | 25.6 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 25.9 | |
| ȃ>High school | 44.2 | 36.1 | 35.1 | 34.5 | |
| ȃUnknown | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Physical activity, % | |||||
| ȃInactive | 27.8 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 27.1 | <0.001 |
| ȃInsufficiently active | 37.1 | 35.5 | 37.4 | 34.5 | |
| ȃActive | 35.0 | 40.4 | 39.7 | 38.4 | |
| Alcohol consumption, % | |||||
| ȃ0 drink/week | 17.0 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 18.9 | <0.001 |
| ȃ<1 drink/week | 22.6 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 18.0 | |
| ȃ1–6 drinks/week | 21.3 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 19.8 | |
| ȃ≥7 drinks/week | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 18.9 | |
| ȃUnknown | 26.3 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 24.4 | |
| Smoking status, % | |||||
| ȃPast smoker | 22.1 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 28.4 | <0.001 |
| ȃCurrent smoker | 23.2 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 29.0 | |
| ȃNon-smoker | 54.6 | 46.4 | 44.7 | 42.7 | |
| Hypercholesterolaemia, % | 21.8 | 33.6 | 39.0 | 48.2 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, % | 28.7 | 37.6 | 41.1 | 41.8 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes, % | 11.4 | 19.8 | 25.8 | 40.9 | <0.001 |
| Family history of diabetes, % | 41.8 | 45.5 | 48.7 | 53.7 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes duration ≥10 years, % | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 7.9 | <0.001 |
| Use of diabetes medications, % | |||||
| ȃInsulin only | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | <0.001 |
| ȃOral medications only | 4.4 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 15.9 | |
| ȃBoth | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable; SD, standard deviation.