Table 2.
Baseline characteristics by triglyceride–glucose (TyG) quartiles in the high-stroke-risk population.
| Total | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TyG | – | ≤8.570243 | 8.570243–8.946032 | 8.946032–9.369544 | ≥9.369544 | – |
| N | 1,038 | 260 | 260 | 259 | 259 | – |
| Region | 0.64 | |||||
| Urban, n (%) | 656 (63.20) | 164 (63.08) | 160 (61.54) | 172 (66.41) | 160 (61.78) | |
| Rural, n (%) | 382 (36.80) | 96 (36.92) | 100 (38.46) | 87 (33.59) | 99 (38.22) | |
| Age (years) | 58.66 ± 9.77 | 59.11 ± 9.27 | 58.32 ± 10.30 | 58.61 ± 10.03 | 58.63 ± 9.50 | 0.83 |
| Gender, male, n (%) | 350 (33.72) | 76 (29.23) | 77 (29.62) | 88 (33.98) | 109 (42.08) | 0.006** |
| Eating habits | 0.72 | |||||
| High-salt diet | 147 (14.16) | 35 (13.46) | 43 (16.54) | 36 (13.90) | 33 (12.74) | |
| Oil-heavy diet | 311 (29.96) | 76 (29.23) | 84 (32.31) | 73 (28.19) | 78(30.12) | |
| Sweet tooth | 580 (55.88) | 149 (57.31) | 133 (51.15) | 150 (57.92) | 148 (57.14) | |
| Meats and vegetables | 0.36 | |||||
| Balanced | 89 (8.57) | 20 (7.69) | 27 (10.38) | 18 (6.95) | 24 (9.27) | |
| Carnivorous diet | 240 (23.12) | 54 (20.77) | 65 (25.00) | 54 (20.85) | 67 (25.88) | |
| Plant-based diet | 709 (68.30) | 186 (71.54) | 168 (64.62) | 187 (72.20) | 168 (64.86) | |
| Daily vegetable intake, n (%) | 543 (52.31) | 136 (52.31) | 135 (51.92) | 135 (52.12) | 137 (52.90) | 0.99 |
| Daily fruit intake, n (%) | 347 (33.43) | 87 (33.46) | 93 (35.77) | 81 (31.27) | 86 (33.20) | 0.78 |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 0.88 | |||||
| Never | 837 (80.64) | 217 (83.46) | 210 (80.77) | 207 (7.92) | 203 (78.38) | |
| Heavy drinking | 164 (15.80) | 35 (13.46) | 40 (15.38) | 43 (16.60) | 46 (17.76) | |
| Light/moderate drinking | 37 (3.56) | 8 (3.08) | 10 (3.85) | 9 (3.47) | 10 (3.85) | |
| Family history of CHD, n (%) | 32 (3.08) | 11 (4.23) | 11 (4.23) | 4 (1.54) | 6 (2.32) | 0.11 |
| Family history of hypertension, n (%) | 314 (30.25) | 69 (26.54) | 69 (26.54) | 79 (30.50) | 97 (37.45) | 0.01* |
| Family history of diabetes, n (%) | 151 (14.54) | 25 (9.62) | 32 (12.31) | 44 (17.00) | 50 (19.31) | 0.004** |
| SBP (mmHg) | 134.80 ± 14.06 | 132.48 ± 14.23 | 133.30 ± 12.96 | 136.35 ± 13.95 | 137.09 ± 14.59 | <0.001*** |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81.79 ± 8.74 | 80.50 ± 8.29 | 80.69 ± 8.08 | 82.37 ± 9.32 | 83.63 ± 8.88 | <0.001*** |
| Height (cm) | 160.54 ± 8.00 | 160.36 ± 0.15 | 160.30 ± 7.32 | 160.05 ± 7.80 | 161.46 ± 8.65 | 0.229 |
| Weight (kg) | 64.29 ± 10.08 | 60.44 ± 9.00 | 63.59 ± 9.62 | 65.44 ± 8.87 | 67.69 ± 11.27 | <0.001*** |
| Waist circumference (WC) (cm) | 81.24 ± 9.12 | 77.58 ± 8.37 | 80.71 ± 8.25 | 83.02 ± 9.12 | 83.65 ± 9.49 | <0.001*** |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.96 ± 3.67 | 23.55 ± 3.43 | 24.74 ± 3.26 | 25,61 ± 3.85 | 25.95 ± 3.66 | <0.001*** |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 6.89 ± 1.58 | 6.26 ± 0.65 | 6.55 ± 0.89 | 6.92 ± 1.58 | 7.84 ± 2.21 | <0.001*** |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 6.33 ± 1.42 | 5.81 ± 0.98 | 6.06 ± 1.08 | 6.40 ± 1.25 | 7.05 ± 1.90 | <0.001*** |
| Triglyceride (TG) (mmol/L) | 1.75 ± 1.09 | 0.97 ± 0.12 | 1.12 ± 0.32 | 1.80 ± 0.41 | 3.14 ± 1.22 | <0.001*** |
| Total cholesterol (TC) (mmol/L) | 4.82 ± 1,21 | 4.54 ± 1.27 | 4.76 ± 1.13 | 4.88 ± 1.19 | 5.12 ± 1.20 | <0.001*** |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.28 ± 0.47 | 1.56 ± 0.55 | 1.33 ± 0.48 | 1.18 ± 0.39 | 1.07 ± 0.27 | <0.001*** |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.20 ± 1.08 | 2.05 ± 1.05 | 2.35 ± 1.03 | 2.30 ± 1.09 | 2.10 ± 1.11 | 0.002** |
| Homocysteine (μmol/L) | 11.64 ± 8.59 | 12.69 ± 10.01 | 11.37 ± 8.33 | 10.63 ± 7.01 | 11.89 ± 8.64 | 0.047* |
| VAI | 2.41 ± 2.02 | 0.91 ± 0.36 | 1.59 ± 0.57 | 2.42 ± 0.91 | 4.71 ± 2.60 | <0.001*** |
| TG/HDL-C | 1.53 ± 1.27 | 0.56 ± 0.19 | 0.98 ± 0.30 | 1.51 ± 0.49 | 3.01 ± 1.60 | <0.001*** |
| TyG-BMI | 224.89 ± 38.74 | 195.36 ± 28.55 | 216.75 ± 28.70 | 234.25 ± 35.19 | 253.33 ± 36.09 | <0.001*** |
| TyG-WC | 731.85 ± 103.87 | 644.29 ± 72.61 | 707.42 ± 72.93 | 758.77 ± 83.77 | 817.37 ± 96.53 | <0.001*** |
| TyG-WHtR | 4.57 ± 0.66 | 4.03 ± 0.48 | 4.42 ± 0.46 | 4.75 ± 0.57 | 5.07 ± 0.61 | <0.001*** |
| Increased IMT (%) | 228 (21.97) | 58 (22.31) | 57 (21.92) | 50 (19.31) | 63 (24.32) | 0.59 |
| Carotid plaque (%) | 385 (37.09) | 80 (30.77) | 92 (35.38) | 100 (38.61) | 113 (43.63) | 0.02* |
| CAS (%) | 64 (6.17) | 12 (4.62) | 12 (4.62) | 18 (6.95) | 22 (8.49) | 0.18 |
LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CHD, coronary heart disease; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TyG, triglyceride–glucose; WHtR, waist-to height ratio; VAI, visceral adiposity index.
*p< 0.05; **p< 0.01; ***p< 0.001.