Table 2. Cardiovascular disease events in follow-ups & baseline cardio-metabolic risk profile in the low-risk or high-risk subgroups based on the TG/HDL-C concentration ratio or the metabolic syndrome (MetS) diagnostic criteria .

	TG/HDL-C ratio				P value	MetS				P value
	Low, n=3629		High, n=2694			No, n=4066		Yes, n=2257
Continuous variables	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (yr)	50.7	12.0	50.8	11.2	0.843	49.3	11.5	53.4	11.5	0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	25.7	4.4	27.9	4.3	0.001	25.3	4.05	29.0	4.2	0.001
WC (cm)	91.9	12.3	97.8	11.4	0.001	90.3	11.4	101.9	10.1	0.001
SBP (mmHg)	119.4	20.2	124.4	21.5	0.001	115.5	17.4	132.3	22.3	0.001
DBP (mmHg)	77.3	11.2	79.9	11.8	0.001	75.4	9.9	83.7	12.3	0.001
Glucose (mmol/L)	84.5	26.4	93.6	37.8	0.001	82.0	21.6	99.9	42.9	0.001
Total-C (mmol/L)	200.8	45.9	231.4	55.1	0.001	205.2	49.1	229.4	54.3	0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)	124.9	40.8	134.0	45.8	0.001	124.0	41.4	137.3	45.1	0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	50.0	10.0	42.6	9.3	0.001	48.4	10.4	44.1	9.8	0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	129.8	42.0	274.0	105.2	0.001	164.1	92.9	240.0	105.0	0.001
Physical Activity	890.1	9.2	845.5	10.3	0.001	955.3	8.7	719.4	10.5	0.001
Dietary Diversity Score	4.9	1.7	5.1	1.7	0.005	4.9	1.70	5.2	1.8	0.001
Categorical variables	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	P value	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	P value
Women	1795	49.5	1460	54.2	0.001	1614	39.7	1641	72.7	0.001
CVD events	329	9.1	376	14.0	0.001	333	8.2	372	16.5	0.001
Diabetes	227	6.3	390	14.5	0.001	121	3.0	496	22.0	0.001
Current smoker	816	22.5	582	21.6	0.408	1098	27.0	300	13.3	0.001