Table 2. Characteristics of study participants according to non-fasting triglyceride category at the baseline survey.
| Baseline triglyceride level | |||||||
| ≤59 mg/dL | 60–89 mg/dL | 90–119 mg/dL | 120–149 mg/dL | 150–179 mg/dL | 180–209 mg/dL | ≥210 mg/dL | |
| Total (n = 6,831) | |||||||
| Number of participants, n | 878 | 1,641 | 1,427 | 948 | 631 | 423 | 883 |
| Age, years | 48.2 (13.7) | 51.2 (14.0) | 53.2 (13.7) | 53.5 (13.1) | 53.7 (13.1) | 53.9 (13.8) | 53.1 (12.8) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 21.1 (2.7) | 21.9 (2.9) | 22.7 (3.1) | 23.4 (3.2) | 24.0 (3.1) | 24.1 (2.9) | 24.6 (2.99 |
| Non-fasting blood glucose, mg/dL | 94.8 (19.8) | 99.1 (23.4) | 102.1 (25.7) | 105.5 (40.7) | 103.8 (29.0) | 109.9 (42.3) | 109.5 (41.8) |
| Hemoglobin A1c, % | 5.1 (0.5) | 5.2 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.6) | 5.3 (0.8) | 5.4 (0.8) | 5.5 (0.9) | 5.5 (1.0) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 18 (2.1%) | 35 (2.1%) | 50 (3.5%) | 59 (6.2%) | 33 (5.2%) | 34 (8.0%) | 81 (9.2%) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 127.4 (20.4) | 131.7 (20.1) | 134.9 (20.0) | 138.5 (21.7) | 137.7 (19.6) | 138.5 (20.0) | 140.1 (19.0) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 76.8 (11.1) | 79.2 (11.6) | 81.0 (11.4) | 82.3 (12.5) | 83.6 (10.7) | 82.8 (12.2) | 84.9 (11.7) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 245 (27.9%) | 598 (36.4%) | 649 (45.5%) | 493 (52.0%) | 320 (50.7%) | 223 (52.7%) | 505 (57.2%) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 180.9 (30.8) | 192.9 (33.0) | 199.0 (34.8) | 209.8 (34.1) | 213.2 (35.1) | 216.8 (38.4) | 223.6 (40.5) |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 64.7 (14.5) | 60.4 (14.7) | 55.1 (13.5) | 51.9 (12.7) | 48.1 (12.4) | 46.4 (12.0) | 41.7 (11.4) |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 50 [44–55] | 75 [68–82] | 104 [97–111] | 133 [126–140] | 163 [156–170] | 193 [186–201] | 264 [231–336] |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 196 (22.3%) | 383 (23.3%) | 411 (28.8%) | 274 (28.9%) | 213 (33.8%) | 151 (35.7%) | 328 (37.2%) |
| Current drinker, n (%) | 207 (23.6%) | 409 (24.9%) | 405 (28.4%) | 269 (28.4%) | 179 (28.4%) | 147 (34.8%) | 338 (38.3%) |
HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
Data are presented as mean (standard deviation), median [interquartile range] or as a number (%).