Table 3.

Threshold effect analysis of baseline TG/HDL-C ratio and incident T2DM using piece-wise linear regression.

	Incident T2DM
	Crude model		Model I		Model II
	HR (95%CI)	P-value	H.R. (95%CI)	P-value	H.R. (95%CI)	P-value
TG/HDL-C<1.188	0.791 (0.294, 2.126)	0.642	0.280 (0.101, 0.778)	0.015	0.105 (0.025, 0.451)	0.002
TG/HDL-C >1.188	1.514 (1.365, 1.679)	<0.001	1.297 (1.158, 1.454)	<0.001	1.248 (1.113, 1.399)	<0.001
Likelihood ratio test p		0.235		0.009		0.003

Crude model adjusted for None.

Model I was adjusted for baseline age, fatty liver, BMI, waist circumference, and body weight.

Model II was adjusted for baseline age, fatty liver, BMI, waist circumference, ALT, AST, body weight, exercise habits, GGT, total cholesterol, alcohol consumption, smoking status, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure.

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; TG/HDL-C, triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.