Table 2.
Baseline levels of laboratory characteristics according to the TyG index quartiles
| Quartiles of TyG index | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1(6.80–8.56) | Q2(8.56–8.96) | Q3(8.97–9.40) | Q4(9.40-12.55) | P value | |
| HbA1C, %, mean (SD) | 6.06(0.07) | 6.11(0.10) | 6.44(0.08) | 7.52(0.15) | <0.001 |
| eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2, mean (SD) | 69.17(1.69) | 74.08(1.74) | 72.56(1.59) | 75.24(1.70) | 0.10 |
| LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 2.33(0.07) | 2.62(0.06) | 2.83(0.09) | 2.66(0.09) | < 0.001 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.53(0.04) | 1.29(0.03) | 1.20(0.02) | 1.04(0.02) | < 0.001 |
| TC, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 4.23(0.08) | 4.50(0.07) | 4.85(0.09) | 5.14(0.10) | < 0.001 |
| TG, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 0.80(0.02) | 1.28(0.02) | 1.79(0.03) | 3.40(0.16) | < 0.001 |
| Scr, umol/L, mean (SD) | 107.07(6.57) | 92.32(2.65) | 93.91(2.47) | 94.67(2.78) | 0.25 |
| LDH, IU/L, mean (SD) | 149.69(3.05) | 141.46(2.69) | 139.17(2.11) | 134.52(2.81) | 0.01 |
| Uric acid, umol/L, mean (SD) | 353.11(7.55) | 363.86(6.64) | 375.61(7.85) | 371.84(8.92) | 0.22 |
| Albumin, g/L, mean (SD) | 40.98(0.25) | 41.50(0.23) | 41.19(0.24) | 41.18(0.23) | 0.43 |
| FINS, pmol/L, mean (SD) | 74.09(4.40) | 106.28(9.51) | 111.25(7.45) | 143.24(9.77) | < 0.001 |
| FPG, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 6.10(0.07) | 6.58(0.12) | 7.20(0.12) | 9.75(0.27) | < 0.001 |
| Serum potassium, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 4.15(0.04) | 4.14(0.03) | 4.17(0.03) | 4.18(0.03) | 0.67 |
| Serum iron, umol/L, mean (SD) | 15.09(0.51) | 15.69(0.47) | 14.95(0.36) | 15.19(0.41) | 0.61 |
| Serum sodium, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 139.71(0.23) | 139.46(0.21) | 139.32(0.21) | 138.47(0.28) | 0.01 |
| BUN, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 6.67(0.23) | 6.18(0.20) | 6.20(0.21) | 6.69(0.24) | 0.12 |
| AST (IU/L) | 27.50(2.36) | 26.02(0.69) | 26.36(1.16) | 25.58(0.58) | 0.79 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 22.28(1.04) | 24.62(0.96) | 25.75(1.28) | 27.08(0.80) | 0.004 |
| TBil, umol/L, mean (SD) | 13.20(0.45) | 12.96(0.49) | 12.63(0.30) | 12.11(0.39) | 0.31 |
| GGT (IU/L) | 29.63(2.08) | 39.31(4.13) | 39.54(5.50) | 43.76(3.35) | 0.001 |
Date are presented as mean (SD) or n (%);