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. 2026 Jun 23;25:273. doi: 10.1186/s12933-026-03230-z

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the study population for the association between cuIR indicators and cardiovascular disease based on the ELSA database

Variables Overall(n = 3847) non-CVD(n = 3074) CVD(n = 773) P
Gender (%)
 Male 1821 (47.3) 1473 (47.9) 348 (45.0) 0.161
 Female 2026 (52.7) 1601 (52.1) 425 (55.0)
Age 58.1 ± 8.5 57.7 ± 8.5 59.6 ± 8.0 < 0.001
Weight 58.9 ± 10.6 58.6 ± 10.5 60.0 ± 11.0 0.001
Height 1.6 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.1 0.421
WC 85.2 ± 9.3 84.8 ± 9.1 86.8 ± 9.7 < 0.001
BMI 20.6 ± 1.2 20.6 ± 1.2 20.7 ± 1.2 0.322
Education (%)
 Below high school 3480 (90.5) 2778 (90.4) 702 (90.8) 0.928
 High school or equivalent 335 ( 8.7) 270 ( 8.8) 65 ( 8.4)
 College or above 32 ( 0.8) 26 ( 0.8) 6 ( 0.8)
Marital (%)
 Widowed/Divorced/Separated/Unmarrie 359 ( 9.3) 281 ( 9.1) 78 (10.1) 0.458
 Married/Cohabiting 3488 (90.7) 2793 (90.9) 695 (89.9)
Drink (%)
 NO 2300 (59.8) 1833 (59.6) 467 (60.4) 0.721
 Yes 1547 (40.2) 1241 (40.4) 306 (39.6)
Smoke (%)
 Never smoked 2339 (60.8) 1860 (60.5) 479 (62.0) 0.027
 Used to smoke 293 ( 7.6) 220 ( 7.2) 73 ( 9.4)
 Currently smoke 1215 (31.6) 994 (32.3) 221 (28.6)
Asthmae (%)
 NO 3707 (96.4) 2987 (97.2) 720 (93.1) < 0.001
 Yes 140 ( 3.6) 87 ( 2.8) 53 ( 6.9)
Lung (%)
 NO 3552 (92.3) 2855 (92.9) 697 (90.2) 0.014
 Yes 295 ( 7.7) 219 ( 7.1) 76 ( 9.8)
Arthre (%)
 NO 2641 (68.7) 2163 (70.4) 478 (61.8) < 0.001
 Yes 1206 (31.3) 911 (29.6) 295 (38.2)
Cancer (%)
 NO 3817 (99.2) 3050 (99.2) 767 (99.2) 1
 Yes 30 ( 0.8) 24 ( 0.8) 6 ( 0.8)
Satisfaction (%)
 Not satisfied 546 (14.2) 432 (14.1) 114 (14.7) 0.662
 Satisfied 3301 (85.8) 2642 (85.9) 659 (85.3)
Depression (%)
 NO 2724 (70.8) 2220 (72.2) 504 (65.2) < 0.001
 Yes 1123 (29.2) 854 (27.8) 269 (34.8)
Sleep problem(%)
 NO 2596 (67.5) 2110 (68.6) 486 (62.9) 0.003
 Yes 1251 (32.5) 964 (31.4) 287 (37.1)
Physical activity (%)
 NO 1183 (30.8) 921 (30.0) 262 (33.9) 0.038
 Yes 2664 (69.2) 2153 (70.0) 511 (66.1)
Income 24533.3 ± 38137.2 24862.6 ± 38270.3 23223.7 ± 37599.0 0.286
Hemoglobin 14.5 ± 2.2 14.5 ± 2.2 14.5 ± 2.2 0.713
HbA1c 5.2 ± 0.6 5.2 ± 0.6 5.3 ± 0.7 0.004
TG 125.9 ± 71.5 124.4 ± 71.2 131.9 ± 72.3 0.009
TC 196.6 ± 36.6 195.5 ± 36.5 201.0 ± 36.9 < 0.001
CRP 2.4 ± 6.3 2.3 ± 6.3 2.6 ± 6.6 0.21
BUN 15.7 ± 4.4 15.8 ± 4.4 15.5 ± 4.4 0.14
SCR 0.8 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.2 0.795
SUA 4.4 ± 1.2 4.4 ± 1.2 4.4 ± 1.3 0.886
LDL 120.4 ± 33.3 119.3 ± 33.0 125.0 ± 34.1 < 0.001
HDL 51.8 ± 15.1 52.2 ± 15.4 50.3 ± 13.7 0.002
FBG 107.5 ± 23.4 107.0 ± 22.5 109.2 ± 26.5 0.017
SBP 129.3 ± 19.3 128.6 ± 19.0 132.2 ± 20.0 < 0.001
DBP 75.7 ± 11.3 75.4 ± 11.2 76.9 ± 11.5 0.001
cuTyG 26.0 ± 1.5 26.0 ± 1.5 26.2 ± 1.5 < 0.001
cuTyG-WC 2233.7 ± 303.8 2219.3 ± 300.1 2290.8 ± 312.1 < 0.001
cuTyG-WWI 292.0 ± 28.2 290.8 ± 27.9 296.6 ± 28.9 < 0.001
cuTyG-BMI 577.8 ± 69.7 575.0 ± 69.1 589.0 ± 70.8 < 0.001
cuTyG-ABSI 2.3 ± 0.2 2.3 ± 0.2 2.3 ± 0.2 < 0.001
cuTyG-BRI 111.9 ± 34.5 110.2 ± 33.8 118.7 ± 36.4 < 0.001
cuTyG-WHtR 14.2 ± 2.0 14.1 ± 1.9 14.6 ± 2.0 < 0.001
cuMETS-IR 99.0 ± 13.8 98.4 ± 13.7 101.1 ± 13.8 < 0.001
cuAIP 1.1 ± 0.8 1.1 ± 0.8 1.2 ± 0.7 < 0.001
cuCTI 26.3 ± 2.0 26.2 ± 2.0 26.6 ± 2.0 < 0.001
cuCHG 15.8 ± 0.9 15.7 ± 0.9 15.9 ± 0.9 < 0.001
Cluster_TyG (%)
 Class 1 1345 (35.0) 1112 (36.2) 233 (30.1) 0.003
 Class 3 1671 (43.4) 1324 (43.1) 347 (44.9)
 Class 2 831 (21.6) 638 (20.8) 193 (25.0)
Cluster_TyG-WC (%)
 Class 3 1243 (32.3) 1053 (34.3) 190 (24.6) < 0.001
 Class 2 1602 (41.6) 1273 (41.4) 329 (42.6)
 Class 1 1002 (26.0) 748 (24.3) 254 (32.9)
Cluster_TyG-WWI (%)
 Class 1 1162 (30.2) 972 (31.6) 190 (24.6) < 0.001
 Class 3 1705 (44.3) 1355 (44.1) 350 (45.3)
 Class 2 980 (25.5) 747 (24.3) 233 (30.1)
Cluster_TyG-BMI (%)
 Class 3 947 (24.6) 800 (26.0) 147 (19.0) < 0.001
 Class 1 1817 (47.2) 1448 (47.1) 369 (47.7)
 Class 2 1083 (28.2) 826 (26.9) 257 (33.2)
Cluster_TyG-ABSI (%)
 Class 3 1344 (34.9) 1135 (36.9) 209 (27.0) < 0.001
 Class 1 1650 (42.9) 1302 (42.4) 348 (45.0)
 Class 2 853 (22.2) 637 (20.7) 216 (27.9)
Cluster_TyG-BRI(%)
 Class 1 1388 (36.1) 1169 (38.0) 219 (28.3) < 0.001
 Class 2 1637 (42.6) 1291 (42.0) 346 (44.8)
 Class 3 822 (21.4) 614 (20.0) 208 (26.9)
Cluster_TyG-WHtR(%)
 Class 3 1271 (33.0) 1074 (34.9) 197 (25.5) < 0.001
 Class 1 1662 (43.2) 1314 (42.7) 348 (45.0)
 Class 2 914 (23.8) 686 (22.3) 228 (29.5)
Cluster_METS-IR(%)
 Class 3 1129 (29.3) 943 (30.7) 186 (24.1) < 0.001
 Class 1 1757 (45.7) 1399 (45.5) 358 (46.3)
 Class 2 961 (25.0) 732 (23.8) 229 (29.6)
Cluster_AIP (%)
 Class 3 1310 (34.1) 1091 (35.5) 219 (28.3) 0.001
 Class 1 1731 (45.0) 1362 (44.3) 369 (47.7)
 Class 2 806 (21.0) 621 (20.2) 185 (23.9)
Cluster_CTI (%)
 Class 1 1303 (33.9) 1096 (35.7) 207 (26.8) < 0.001
 Class 3 1697 (44.1) 1325 (43.1) 372 (48.1)
 Class 2 847 (22.0) 653 (21.2) 194 (25.1)
Cluster_CHG (%)
 Class 3 1296 (33.7) 1085 (35.3) 211 (27.3) < 0.001
 Class 1 1798 (46.7) 1421 (46.2) 377 (48.8)
 Class 2 753 (19.6) 568 (18.5) 185 (23.9)