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. 2019 Dec 3;17:403. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-02156-3

Table 2.

Hazard ratios of TG levels for T2DM in the Tianjin General Hospital Cohort and in the CHARLS

Tianjin General Hospital Cohort
HR (95% CI)
CHARLS
HR (95% CI)
P-value*
Tianjin General Hospital Cohort CHARLS
logTG 2.58 (1.87–3.57) 3.94 (2.64–5.87) < 0.001 0.001
Female 0.69 (0.56–0.84) 0.81 (0.65–1.00) < 0.001 0.046
Age (years) 1.026 (1.02–1.03) 1.02 (1.00–1.03) < 0.001 0.005
BMI (kg/m2) 1.11 (1.09–1.14) 1.10 (1.07–1.13) < 0.001 < 0.001
Hypertension 1.88 (1.59–2.22) 1.37 (1.11–1.69) < 0.001 0.004
Hyperuricemia 1.34 (1.10–1.63) 0.64 (0.42–0.96) < 0.001 0.033

TG plasma triglyceride level, BMI body mass index

*P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant

Each time the value of hazard ratios changes by one unit, the risk doubles