Table 3. The distribution of the TyG index by ethnicity and gender.
| Characteristics | Percentile | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | |
| NHANES | |||||||||
| Mexican American | 7.63 | 7.81 | 7.95 | 8.08 | 8.19 | 8.33 | 8.45 | 8.62 | 8.90 |
| Male | 7.63 | 7.84 | 8.00 | 8.13 | 8.23 | 8.38 | 8.51 | 8.70 | 8.95 |
| Female | 7.61 | 7.76 | 7.93 | 8.02 | 8.14 | 8.27 | 8.38 | 8.55 | 8.81 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 7.64 | 7.79 | 7.92 | 8.05 | 8.16 | 8.28 | 8.41 | 8.58 | 8.85 |
| Male | 7.60 | 7.79 | 7.93 | 8.05 | 8.19 | 8.34 | 8.49 | 8.68 | 8.91 |
| Female | 7.64 | 7.79 | 7.92 | 8.05 | 8.15 | 8.24 | 8.32 | 8.49 | 8.74 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 7.37 | 7.53 | 7.65 | 7.74 | 7.86 | 7.97 | 8.08 | 8.23 | 8.48 |
| Male | 7.35 | 7.52 | 7.65 | 7.76 | 7.90 | 8.03 | 8.15 | 8.32 | 8.58 |
| Female | 7.38 | 7.54 | 7.64 | 7.73 | 7.83 | 7.94 | 8.04 | 8.16 | 8.32 |
| KNHANES | |||||||||
| Korean | 7.50 | 7.69 | 7.83 | 7.96 | 8.08 | 8.21 | 8.34 | 8.50 | 8.73 |
| Male | 7.49 | 7.67 | 7.81 | 7.94 | 8.07 | 8.21 | 8.36 | 8.52 | 8.77 |
| Female | 7.51 | 7.71 | 7.84 | 7.97 | 8.09 | 8.21 | 8.32 | 8.46 | 8.70 |
TyG = triglycerides and glucose, NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, KNHANES = Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.