Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of participants (N = 9767)
| Variables | FPG Quartiles | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1(≤4.72) | Q2(> 4.72, ≤4.97) | Q3(> 4.97, ≤5.27) | Q4(> 5.27) | ||
| Age, years | 41.40 ± 14.08 | 41.18 ± 14.02 | 42.31 ± 14.76 | 44.90 ± 15.62 | < 0.001 |
| Sex | < 0.001 | ||||
| Women | 1237 (51.05%) | 1197 (50.23%) | 1177 (47.21%) | 1134 (45.95%) | |
| Men | 1186 (48.95%) | 1186 (49.77%) | 1316 (52.79%) | 1334 (54.05%) | |
| NAFLD | 102 (4.21%) | 156 (6.55%) | 212 (8.50%) | 371 (15.03%) | < 0.001 |
| Weight, kg | 54.84 ± 7.89 | 56.21 ± 8.07 | 57.35 ± 8.48 | 58.81 ± 8.19 | < 0.001 |
| Height, m | 1.63 ± 0.07 | 1.64 ± 0.08 | 1.65 ± 0.08 | 1.65 ± 0.08 | < 0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 20.54 ± 2.00 | 20.86 ± 2.02 | 21.10 ± 2.03 | 21.59 ± 1.99 | < 0.001 |
| BUN, mmol/L | 4.29 ± 1.27 | 4.30 ± 1.16 | 4.45 ± 1.28 | 4.81 ± 1.54 | < 0.001 |
| Cr, mmol/L | 72.13 ± 21.69 | 74.85 ± 16.79 | 77.32 ± 19.84 | 83.66 ± 36.67 | < 0.001 |
| UA, μmol/L | 255.92 ± 75.13 | 257.89 ± 80.45 | 262.07 ± 77.78 | 278.24 ± 83.90 | < 0.001 |
| FPG, mmol/L | 4.50 ± 0.19 | 4.84 ± 0.07 | 5.11 ± 0.09 | 5.82 ± 0.97 | < 0.001 |
| TC, mmol/L | 4.29 ± 0.54 | 4.33 ± 0.53 | 4.35 ± 0.52 | 4.39 ± 0.53 | < 0.001 |
| TG, mmol/L | 0.90 ± 0.30 | 0.95 ± 0.31 | 0.97 ± 0.30 | 1.05 ± 0.31 | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.54 ± 0.31 | 1.53 ± 0.30 | 1.51 ± 0.29 | 1.49 ± 0.29 | < 0.001 |
| LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.05 ± 0.41 | 2.10 ± 0.41 | 2.13 ± 0.41 | 2.17 ± 0.42 | < 0.001 |
| ALP, U/L | 67.34 ± 15.56 | 67.80 ± 18.67 | 68.52 ± 18.42 | 73.06 ± 23.48 | < 0.001 |
| GGT, U/L | 20.77 ± 12.31 | 21.69 ± 14.20 | 22.91 ± 17.48 | 28.48 ± 29.65 | < 0.001 |
| ALT, U/L | 16.97 ± 13.67 | 17.16 ± 10.43 | 17.28 ± 16.08 | 19.15 ± 14.23 | < 0.001 |
| AST, U/L | 21.62 ± 7.94 | 21.42 ± 6.93 | 21.53 ± 6.91 | 23.04 ± 9.06 | < 0.001 |
| TP, g/L | 73.30 ± 3.82 | 73.65 ± 3.73 | 73.88 ± 3.85 | 74.11 ± 4.17 | < 0.001 |
| ALB, g/L | 44.15 ± 2.66 | 44.38 ± 2.45 | 44.32 ± 2.63 | 44.31 ± 2.70 | 0.044 |
| GLB, g/L | 29.15 ± 3.62 | 29.26 ± 3.46 | 29.55 ± 3.56 | 29.80 ± 4.06 | < 0.001 |
| TB, μmol/L | 11.88 ± 3.92 | 11.74 ± 3.84 | 11.76 ± 3.99 | 11.90 ± 4.14 | 0.304 |
| DBIL, μmol/L | 2.29 ± 0.92 | 2.19 ± 0.83 | 2.21 ± 0.86 | 2.26 ± 0.95 | < 0.001 |
| SBP, mmHg | 112.85 ± 13.34 | 115.01 ± 14.22 | 118.06 ± 15.29 | 126.13 ± 17.82 | < 0.001 |
| DBP, mmHg | 68.62 ± 9.01 | 70.14 ± 9.50 | 71.67 ± 9.90 | 74.65 ± 10.32 | < 0.001 |
Values are n(%) or mean ± SD
Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, NAFLD Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, Cr Creatinine, UA Uric acid, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, TP Total Protein, ALB Albumin, GLB Globulin, TB Total bilirubin, DBIL Direct bilirubin, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, SBP Systolic blood pressure