Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of participants
| Total (n = 27,921) | |
|---|---|
| Sex, men/women | 16,434/11,487 |
| Age, yrs | 45.7 (10.1) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.6 (3.3) |
| WC, cm | 78.1 (9.6) |
| Ex-smoker | 6185 (22.2) |
| Current-smoker | 6921 (24.9) |
| Regular exerciser | 4984 (18.0) |
| Light alcohol consumer | 2984 (10.8) |
| Moderate alcohol consumer | 2577 (9.3) |
| Heavy alcohol consumer | 2198 (8.0) |
| Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L | 5.3 (0.7) |
| HbA1c, % | 5.3 (0.6) |
| HbA1c, mmol/mol | 34.6 (5.4) |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.0 (0.9) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.2 (0.9) |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.4 (0.4) |
| AST, IU/L | 19.5 (9.7) |
| ALT, IU/L | 21.5 (15.2) |
| GGT, IU/L | 23.6 (25.3) |
| SBP, mmHg | 117.7 (16.4) |
| DBP, mmHg | 73.6 (11.2) |
| Creatinine, Creatinine, μmol/L | 73.0 (22.8) |
| TyG index | 8.2 (0.7) |
ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase, BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, GGT γ-glutamyltransferase, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL high density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, TyG index triglyceride–glucose index, WC waist circumference
Data are mean (SD) or number