Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants by triquartile grouping of TyG-WC.
| TyG-WC | T1 (339.450-559.133) |
T2 (559.145-660.110) |
T3 (660.112-1097.184) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 4955 | 4769 | 4556 | |
| Age, years | 41.055 ± 8.467 | 44.260 ± 8.877 | 45.466 ± 8.739 | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 19.550 ± 1.786 | 21.845 ± 1.897 | 25.040 ± 2.797 | <0.001 |
| Weight, kg | 50.467 ± 6.185 | 59.828 ± 7.252 | 71.436 ± 9.854 | <0.001 |
| WC, cm | 67.329 ± 4.645 | 76.223 ± 4.138 | 85.811 ± 6.340 | <0.001 |
| SBP, mmHg | 106.176 ± 12.313 | 114.288 ± 13.169 | 122.084 ± 14.534 | <0.001 |
| DBP, mmHg | 65.717 ± 8.559 | 71.145 ± 9.357 | 77.037 ± 10.020 | <0.001 |
| ALT, IU/L | 13.000 (11.000-17.000) | 16.000 (13.000-21.000) | 23.000 (17.000-32.000) | <0.001 |
| AST, IU/L | 16.000 (13.000-19.000) | 17.000 (14.000-20.000) | 19.000 (16.000-23.250) | <0.001 |
| GGT, IU/L | 12.000 (10.000-14.000) | 15.000 (11.000-20.000) | 21.000 (15.000-31.000) | <0.001 |
| TG, mg/dL | 40.000 (30.500-54.000) | 64.000 (50.000-82.000) | 112.000 (84.000-154.000) | <0.001 |
| TC, mg/dL | 187.155 ± 31.071 | 197.971 ± 32.589 | 210.234 ± 33.052 | <0.001 |
| HDL, mg/dL | 65.758 ± 14.560 | 56.789 ± 13.751 | 45.959 ± 10.837 | <0.001 |
| HbA1C, % | 5.118 ± 0.302 | 5.175 ± 0.310 | 5.246 ± 0.338 | <0.001 |
| TyG-WC | 502.080 ± 38.700 | 608.815 ± 28.657 | 739.364 ± 64.803 | <0.001 |
| TyG | 7.466 ± 0.448 | 7.999 ± 0.382 | 8.620 ± 0.472 | <0.001 |
| Gender | <0.001 | |||
| Female | 4004 (80.807%) | 2019 (42.336%) | 817 (17.932%) | |
| Male | 951 (19.193%) | 2750 (57.664%) | 3739 (82.068%) | |
| Habit of exercise | <0.001 | |||
| No | 4091 (82.563%) | 3849 (80.709%) | 3864 (84.811%) | |
| Yes | 864 (17.437%) | 920 (19.291%) | 692 (15.189%) | |
| Drinking status | <0.001 | |||
| Non or small | 4239 (85.550%) | 3493 (73.244%) | 3043 (66.791%) | |
| Light | 638 (12.876%) | 1040 (21.808%) | 1110 (24.363%) | |
| Moderate | 78 (1.574%) | 236 (4.949%) | 403 (8.845%) | |
| Smoking status | <0.001 | |||
| Non | 3974 (80.202%) | 2839 (59.530%) | 1938 (42.537%) | |
| Former | 451 (9.102%) | 908 (19.040%) | 1213 (26.624%) | |
| Current | 530 (10.696%) | 1022 (21.430%) | 1405 (30.838%) | |
| NAFLD | <0.001 | |||
| No | 4924 (99.374%) | 4329 (90.774%) | 2512 (55.136%) | |
| Yes | 31 (0.626%) | 440 (9.226%) | 2044 (44.864%) | |
Values are expressed as n (%) or mean ± SD or median (quartile1-3).
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.