Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the NSSIPL participants according to TyG-BMI levels
| Characteristics | Level of TyG-BMI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (N = 3617) |
Intermediated (N = 3628) | High (N = 3617) |
p value for liner trend | |
| Age (years) | 61.64 ± 10.82 | 59.63 ± 9.81 | 58.57 ± 9.26 | < 0.001 |
| Male [n (%)] | 1768 (48.9) | 1381 (38.1) | 1215 (33.6) | < 0.01 |
| Education [n (%)] | < 0.001 | |||
| Primary school or below | 2209 (61.1) | 2135 (58.8) | 2080 (57.5) | |
| Middle school | 1140 (31.5) | 1165 (32.1) | 1169 (32.3) | |
| High school or higher | 268 (7.4) | 328 (9.0) | 368 (10.2) | |
| Current smoking [n (%)] | 1305 (36.1) | 881 (24.3) | 687 (19.0) | < 0.001 |
| Current drinking [n (%)] | 1188 (32.8) | 969 (26.7) | 900 (24.9) | < 0.001 |
| Regular exercise [n (%)] | 2979 (82.4) | 3089 (85.1) | 2997 (82.9) | 0.569 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 139.50 ± 23.24 | 145.70 ± 22.47 | 151.88 ± 23.50 | < 0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 83.31 ± 11.57 | 86.45 ± 11.28 | 90.28 ± 11.88 | < 0.001 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 5.64 ± 1.16 | 6.06 ± 1.59 | 6.78 ± 2.42 | < 0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.98 ± 0.45 | 1.50 ± 0.89 | 2.48 ± 2.15 | < 0.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.79 ± 0.98 | 5.14 ± 1.09 | 5.41 ± 1.20 | < 0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.11 ± 0.80 | 2.37 ± 1.00 | 2.58 ± 1.18 | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.07 ± 0.61 | 1.94 ± 0.74 | 1.86 ± 0.88 | < 0.001 |
| Obesity/overweight [n (%)] | 26 (0.7) | 1542 (42.5) | 3397 (93.9) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension [n (%)] | 1757 (48.6) | 2185 (60.2) | 2636 (72.9) | < 0.001 |
| Diabetes [n (%)] | 217 (6.0) | 508 (14.0) | 1033 (28.6) | < 0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia [n (%)] | 422 (11.7) | 998 (27.5) | 1946 (53.8) | < 0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation [n (%)] | 49 (1.4) | 33 (0.9) | 35 (1.0) | 0.111 |
| CHD [n (%)] | 123 (3.4) | 135 (3.7) | 197 (5.4) | < 0.001 |
| Ischemic stroke [n (%)] | 159 (4.4) | 194 (5.3) | 243 (6.7) | < 0.001 |
NSSIPL National Stroke Screening and Intervention Program in Liaoning, TyG-BMI triglyceride glucose-body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, CHD coronary heart disease