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. 2021 Sep 13;8:737899. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.737899

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of all participants according to TyG index quartile.

Characteristics Total TyG index P-value
Quartile1 Quartile2 Quartile3 Quartile4
N 2,035 509 508 509 509
Age (years), mean ± SD 71.32 ± 6.75 71.70 ± 7.12 71.68 ± 7.01 71.13 ± 6.67 70.75 ± 6.15 0.069
Female, n (%) 806 (39.65%) 244 (47.94%) 214 (42.21%) 185 (36.35%) 163 (32.09%) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD 24.96 ± 3.39 23.55 ± 3.40 24.76 ± 3.27 25.40 ± 3.04 26.13 ± 3.29 <0.001
WC (cm), mean ± SD 88.05 ± 9.22 84.46 ± 9.08 87.25 ± 9.38 89.38 ± 8.45 91.11 ± 8.61 <0.001
Heart rate, bpm 71.87 ± 9.40 71.52 ± 9.92 71.36 ± 8.19 71.57 ± 8.85 73.02 ± 10.41 0.016
SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD 138.39 ± 19.43 135.07 ± 17.75 137.30 ± 19.15 137.64 ± 19.44 143.55 ± 20.33 <0.001
DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD 77.28 ± 9.76 75.51 ± 9.50 76.44 ± 9.27 77.04 ± 9.38 80.10 ± 10.26 <0.001
FPG (mmol/L), mean ± SD 6.04 ± 1.55 5.36 ± 0.68 5.71 ± 0.92 5.98 ± 1.04 7.10 ± 2.34 <0.001
Smoking status, n (%) 0.913
  Never 1,488 (73.12%) 363 (71.32%) 372 (73.23%) 373 (73.28%) 380 (74.66%)
  Former 340 (16.71%) 87 (17.09%) 85 (16.73%) 86 (16.90%) 82 (16.11%)
  Current 207 (10.17%) 59 (11.59%) 51 (10.04%) 50 (9.82%) 47 (9.23%)
Current drinking, n (%) 506 (24.86%) 143 (28.09%) 134 (26.38%) 108 (21.22%) 121 (23.77%) 0.060
TC (mmol/L), mean ± SD 5.26 ± 1.01 4.89 ± 0.94 5.22 ± 0.96 5.33 ± 0.95 5.61 ± 1.08 <0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L), mean ± SD 1.42 ± 0.39 1.64 ± 0.39 1.48 ± 0.35 1.34 ± 0.30 1.22 ± 0.36 <0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L), mean ± SD 3.21 ± 0.87 2.88 ± 0.77 3.24 ± 0.78 3.37 ± 0.79 3.36 ± 1.02 <0.001
TG (mmol/L), mean ± SD 1.68 ± 0.93 0.89 ± 0.18 1.29 ± 0.20 1.72 ± 0.30 2.83 ± 1.11 <0.001
UA (umol/L), mean ± SD 307.52 ± 87.42 297.52 ± 86.64 296.27 ± 85.04 312.38 ± 84.38 323.89 ± 90.76 <0.001
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2), mean ± SD 80.17 ± 14.54 80.86 ± 13.72 79.69 ± 15.05 80.02 ± 14.58 80.09 ± 14.79 0.628
TyG index 8.86 ± 0.54 8.22 ± 0.22 8.65 ± 0.09 8.99 ± 0.11 9.58 ± 0.34 <0.001
baPWV 1,998 ± 437 1,964 ± 450 1,976 ± 426 1,979 ± 406 2,074 ± 456 <0.001
CHD, n (%) 468 (23.00%) 101 (19.84%) 125 (24.61%) 129 (25.34%) 113 (22.20%) 0.147
Hypertension, n (%) 1,445 (71.29%) 311 (61.46%) 350 (69.31%) 366 (72.05%) 418 (82.28%) <0.001
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 477 (23.51%) 56 (11.00%) 83 (16.40%) 115 (22.68%) 223 (43.98%) <0.001
Anti-platelet agents, n (%) 450 (22.16%) 93 (18.31%) 111 (21.89%) 122 (24.02%) 124 (24.41%) 0.075
Anti-hypertensive agents, n (%) 902 (44.63%) 182 (35.83%) 221 (43.68%) 244 (48.32%) 255 (50.80%) <0.001
Hypoglycemic therapy, n (%) 333 (16.41%) 44 (8.64%) 67 (13.24%) 79 (15.58%) 143 (28.21%) <0.001
Lipid-lowering therapy, n (%) 212 (10.65%) 37 (7.49%) 49 (9.88%) 56 (11.18%) 70 (14.00%) 0.009
High baPWV 508 (24.96%) 111 (21.81%) 117 (23.03%) 121 (23.77%) 159 (31.24%) 0.002
baPWV > 1,800 cm/s 1,282 (63.00%) 302 (59.33%) 311 (61.22%) 312 (61.30%) 357 (70.14%) 0.002

TyG, triglyceride glucose; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasm glucose; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; UA, uric acid; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; CHD, coronary heart disease; baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.