Table 5.

Triglyceride in quintiles and risk for diabetes mortality among 26,582 adults

Triglyceride in quintiles	No. of participants	No. of deaths	HR a (95% CI)	P value
All participants (N = 26,582)
Q 1 ≤ 70 mg/dL	5225	32	1 [reference]	NA
Q2 71–95 mg/dL	5321	58	1.10 (072–1.71)	0.656
Q3 96–126 mg/dL	5296	109	1.42 (0.95–2.13)	0.086
Q4 127–180 mg/dL	5422	141	1.35 (0.91–2.02)	0.138
Q5 ≥ 181 mg/dL	5318	242	1.85 (1.25–2.73)	0.002
Participants without diabetes (N = 22,909)
Q 1 ≤ 68 mg/dL	4535	10	1 [reference]	NA
Q2 69–92 mg/dL	4626	28	1.88 (0.91–3.89)	0.089
Q3 93–121 mg/dL	4540	37	2.06 (1.01–4.19)	0.046
Q4 122–170 mg/dL	4601	47	2.06 (1.02–4.17)	0.044
Q5 ≥ 171 mg/dL	4607	70	2.80 (1.39–5.63)	0.004
Participants with diabetes (N = 3673)
Q 1 ≤ 91 mg/dL	732	44	1 [reference]	NA
Q2 92–124 mg/dL	716	67	1.19 (0.81–1.75)	0.389
Q3 125–166 mg/dL	741	75	1.14 (0.77–1.67)	0.516
Q4 167–234 mg/dL	749	87	1.24 (0.85–1.82)	0.266
Q5 ≥ 235 mg/dL	735	117	1.68 (1.15–2.45)	0.007

Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, NA not applicable, No. number, Q quintile

^aAdjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, obesity, poverty-income ratio, education, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking status, survey period, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, and family history of diabetes