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. 2025 Aug 18;69(4):e250115. doi: 10.20945/2359-4292-2025-0115

Table 2.

General characteristics of the study population according to sex-specific TyG index

TyG
Men TyG Q1 TyG Q2 TyG Q3 TyG Q4 P value P trend
Number 1,400 1,399 1,400 1,399
Age, years 47.471 ± 11.532 48.149 ± 10.386 47.079 ± 9.560 46.946 ± 9.344 0.009 0.031
BMI (kg/m2) 22.556 ± 2.886 24.070 ± 2.948a 25.224 ± 2.893a,b 26.032 ± 2.981a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Waist-to-height ratio (cm/cm) 0.481 ± 0.048 0.506 ± 0.047a 0.523 ± 0.045a,b 0.537 ± 0.044a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 85.273 ± 11.576 89.143 ± 12.258a 91.222 ± 12.570a,b 94.922 ± 12.955a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) 4.888 ± 0.458 5.120 ± 0.623a 5.343 ± 0.942a,b 6.389 ± 2.503a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 4.860 ± 0.854 5.196 ± 0.868a 5.383 ± 0.925a,b 5.627 ± 1.034a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 0.782 ± 0.172 1.219 ± 0.175a 1.757 ± 0.300a,b 3.515 ± 2.259a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 3.137 ± 0.769 3.512 ± 0.776a 3.620 ± 0.832a,b 3.427 ± 0.937a,c <0.001 <0.001
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.381 ± 0.305 1.249 ± 0.250a 1.160 ± 0.230a,b 1.061 ± 0.208a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
TG/HDL-C 0.597 ± 0.195 1.016 ± 0.258a 1.580 ± 0.439a,b 3.561 ± 3.132a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
PWV 1325.569 ± 263.273 1357.543 ± 256.734a 1355.902 ± 221.336a 1415.656 ± 302.987a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
ABI 1.138 ± 0.085 1.141 ± 0.088 1.143 ± 0.092 1.139 ± 0.086 0.461 0.592
TyG 7.989 ± 0.240 8.494 ± 0.115a 8.893 ± 0.125a,b 9.623 ± 0.487a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
SA 83 (5.929%) 87 (6.219%) 82 (5.857%) 148 (10.579%)a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Women TyG Q1 TyG Q2 TyG Q3 TyG Q4 P value P trend
Number 1,109 1,111 1,111 1,110
Age, years 42.740 ± 9.415 46.322 ± 9.928a 49.748 ± 10.193a,b 52.641 ± 9.682a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 21.236 ± 2.529 22.403 ± 2.896a 23.536 ± 3.128a,b 24.926 ± 3.176a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Waist-to-height ratio (cm/cm) 0.464 ± 0.049 0.487 ± 0.054a 0.508 ± 0.056a,b 0.536 ± 0.056a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 78.024 ± 10.580 81.557 ± 12.253a 85.385 ± 12.801a,b 89.954 ± 13.161a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) 4.804 ± 0.412 4.977 ± 0.486a 5.116 ± 0.506a,b 5.865 ± 1.836a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 4.710 ± 0.835 5.005 ± 0.881a 5.286 ± 0.889a,b 5.549 ± 1.124a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 0.574 ± 0.118 0.853 ± 0.105a 1.183 ± 0.165a,b 2.206 ± 1.867a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 2.762 ± 0.675 3.096 ± 0.739a 3.372 ± 0.775a,b 3.472 ± 0.940a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.606 ± 0.307 1.514 ± 0.279a 1.421 ± 0.267a,b 1.243 ± 0.243a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
TG/HDL-C 0.371 ± 0.107 0.583 ± 0.135a 0.865 ± 0.221a,b 1.927 ± 2.472a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
PWV 1191.580 ± 188.559 1260.315 ± 242.925a 1345.812 ± 267.919a,b 1431.449 ± 280.421a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
ABI 1.097 ± 0.080 1.105 ± 0.082 1.114 ± 0.075a,b 1.120 ± 0.077a,b <0.001 <0.001
TyG 7.666 ± 0.226 8.113 ± 0.100a 8.466 ± 0.111a,b 9.113 ± 0.411a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
SA 23 (2.074%) 63 (5.671%)a 102 (9.181%)a,b 166 (14.955%)a,b,c <0.001 <0.001
a

p < 0.05 versus TyG Q1;

b

p < 0.05 versus TyG Q2;

c

p < 0.05 versus TyG Q3.