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. 2025 Jun 5;17(6):e85429. doi: 10.7759/cureus.85429

Table 4. Clinical characteristics according to the triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio quintile.

IQR, interquartile range; TG/HDL, triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; h, hours.

Data are presented as mean ± standard error or the number of sample size and its percentage.

The percentages used in this table reflect weighted percentages derived from data obtained through a complex sampling design.

Generalized linear models for continuous variables and chi-squared test for categorical variables were used.

  Total   Male participants   Female participants  
  Quintile 1 Quintile 5   Quintile 1 Quintile 5   Quintile 1 Quintile 5  
  TG/HDL≤1.1 TG/HDL>3.9 p-value TG/HDL≤1.1 TG/HDL>3.9 p-value TG/HDL≤1.1 TG/HDL>3.9 p-value
  n = 2113 n = 2112   n = 592 n = 1300   n = 1521 n = 812  
TG/HDL, mean 0.8 ± 0.0 6.8 ± 0.1   0.9 ± 0.0 7.3 ± 0.2   0.8 ± 0.0 5.8 ± 0.1  
TG/HDL, median 0.9 ± 0.0 5.4 ± 0.1   0.9 ± 0.0 5.7 ± 0.1   0.8 ± 0.0 5.0 ± 0.1  
TG/HDL, IQR 0.7 - 1.0 4.4 - 7.4   0.7 - 1.0 4.5 - 7.9   0.7 - 1.0 4.3 - 6.4  
Age, years 39.5 ± 0.4 50.0 ± 0.4 < 0.001 37.7 ± 0.8 47.9 ± 0.5 < 0.001 40.4 ± 0.5 54.8 ± 0.8 < 0.001
Body mass index, kg/m2 21.7 ± 0.1 26.0 ± 0.1 < 0.001 22.4 ± 0.1 26.2 ± 0.1 < 0.001 21.4 ± 0.1 25.5 ± 0.2 < 0.001
Household income, n (%) n = 2103 n = 2107 < 0.001 n = 589 n = 1296 0.969 n = 1514 n = 811 < 0.001
  Low 279 (10.6) 426 (15.4)   100 (12.6) 203 (11.8)   179 (9.7) 223 (24.1)  
  Low middle 510 (23.3) 548 (24.5)   149 (25.1) 319 (23.5)   361 (22.5) 229 (26.8)  
  Middle high 598 (29.1) 552 (28.0)   161 (28.0) 365 (29.7)   437 (29.6) 187 (23.9)  
  High 716 (37.0) 581 (32.1)   179 (34.3) 409 (35.0)   537 (38.3) 172 (25.1)  
Education level, n (%) n = 2020 n = 1938 < 0.001 n = 558 n = 1214 < 0.001 n = 1462 n = 724 < 0.001
  ≤Elementary school 306 (10.8) 435 (15.9)   118 (13.1) 167 (9.7)   188 (9.7) 268 (31.2)  
  Middle school 200 (9.1) 209 (9.1)   68 (11.0) 125 (8.2)   132 (8.3) 84 (11.0)  
  High school 667 (35.0) 597 (33.3)   208 (42.3) 399 (34.0)   459 (31.7) 198 (31.4)  
  ≥College 847 (45.2) 697 (41.8)   164 (33.6) 523 (48.0)   683 (50.3) 174 (26.4)  
Smoking status, n (%) n = 2098 n = 2086 < 0.001 n = 587 n = 1288 < 0.001 n = 1511 n = 798 0.018
  Never 1646 (76.5) 978 (41.8)   303 (52.0) 275 (22.5)   1343 (87.6) 703 (88.1)  
  Former 292 (14.8) 565 (28.0)   184 (29.9) 523 (37.8)   108 (8.1) 42 (4.2)  
  Current 160 (8.6) 543 (30.3)   100 (18.1) 490 (39.6)   60 (4.4) 53 (7.7)  
Drinking status, n (%) n = 2099 n = 2088 < 0.001 n = 587 n = 1289 < 0.001 n = 1512 n = 799 0.001
  < 2 times per week 1757 (83.8) 1594 (74.1)   446 (77.7) 850 (66.5)   1311 (86.6) 744 (92.3)  
  ≥2 times per week 342 (16.2) 494 (25.9)   141 (22.3) 439 (33.5)   201 (13.4) 55 (7.7)  
Physical activity, n (%) n = 1799 n = 1881 < 0.001 n = 440 n = 1182 < 0.001 n = 1359 n = 699 < 0.001
  No 934 (49.3) 1147 (59.0)   203 (44.1) 679 (56.3)   731 (51.4) 468 (65.8)  
  Yes 865 (50.7) 734 (41.0)   237 (55.9) 503 (43.7)   628 (48.6) 231 (34.2)  
Diabetes, n (%) n = 2113 n = 2112 < 0.001 n = 592 n = 1300 < 0.001 n = 1521 n = 812 < 0.001
  No 2022 (96.8) 1796 (87.9)   558 (96.2) 1127 (89.1)   1464 (97.1) 669 (85.0)  
  Yes 91 (3.2) 316 (12.1)   34 (3.8) 173 (10.9)   57 (2.9) 143 (15.0)  
Hypertension, n (%) n = 2113 n = 2112 < 0.001 n = 592 n = 1300 < 0.001 n = 1521 n = 812 < 0.001
  No 1862 (91.2) 1490 (75.9)   508 (89.6) 960 (78.7)   1354 (91.9) 530 (69.1)  
  Yes 251 (8.8) 622 (24.1)   84 (10.4) 340 (21.3)   167 (8.1) 282 (30.9)  
Statin use, n (%) n = 2112 n = 2112 < 0.001 n = 591 n = 1300 < 0.001 n = 1521 n = 812 < 0.001
  No 1919 (92.9) 1768 (86.6)   552 (94.5) 1117 (88.9)   1367 (92.1) 651 (80.9)  
  Yes 193 (7.1) 344 (13.4)   39 (5.5) 183 (11.1)   154 (7.9) 161 (19.1)  
Total sleep duration, h 7.1 ± 0.0 6.9 ± 0.0 0.008 7.2 ± 0.1 6.9 ± 0.0 0.007 7.0 ± 0.0 7.0 ± 0.1 0.100
Weekend catch-up sleep, h 1.0 ± 0.0 0.6 ± 0.0 < 0.001 1.1 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.0 < 0.001 0.9 ± 0.0 0.5 ± 0.1 < 0.001
Weekday sleep duration, h 6.8 ± 0.0 6.7 ± 0.0 0.353 6.9 ± 0.1 6.7 ± 0.0 0.247 6.8 ± 0.0 6.8 ± 0.1 0.512
Weekend sleep duration, h 7.8 ± 0.0 7.4 ± 0.0 < 0.001 8.0 ± 0.1 7.4 ± 0.1 < 0.001 7.7 ± 0.1 7.3 ± 0.1 < 0.001
Fasting glucose, mg/dL 92.1 ± 0.3 109.5 ± 0.8 < 0.001 93.8 ± 0.7 109.7 ± 1.0 < 0.001 91.3 ± 0.3 109.1 ± 1.2 < 0.001
TG, mg/dL 53.8 ± 0.3 265.0 ± 3.7 < 0.001 52.2 ± 0.6 277.6 ± 5.0 < 0.001 54.5 ± 0.3 234.7 ± 3.2 < 0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 65.1 ± 0.3 40.2 ± 0.2 < 0.001 61.5 ± 0.6 39.7 ± 0.2 < 0.001 66.7 ± 0.4 41.5 ± 0.3 < 0.001