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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of TyG quartile-based grouping

From: Association between triglyceride glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective study

TyG quartile

Overall

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

p-value

N

1,965

491

491

491

492

 

Admission age (years, IQR)

71.97 (60.55–82.76)

76.75 (63.85–86.55)

75.45 (63.11–84.06)

71.78 (60.01–82.23)

67.07 (56.45–76.87)

< 0.001

Weight (Kg, IQR)

77.00 (64.00–91.00)

71.80 (61.10–82.40)

75.30 (63.00–89.80)

78.50 (65.60–94.10)

83.00 (68.40–99.50)

< 0.001

INR (IQR)

1.10 (1.00–1.20)

1.10 (1.00–1.20)

1.10 (1.00–1.20)

1.10 (1.00–1.20)

1.10 (1.00–1.20)

0.363

PT (Second, IQR)

12.20 (11.30–13.70)

12.30 (11.40–13.70)

12.20 (11.35–13.95)

12.10 (11.30–13.50)

12.20 (11.30–13.80)

0.579

PTT (Second, IQR)

28.00 (25.50–31.50)

28.50 (25.80–31.70)

28.00 (25.55–31.80)

27.60 (25.50–31.00)

27.70 (24.90–31.40)

0.045

WBC (K/ul, IQR)

9.60 (7.50–12.70)

8.60 (6.70–10.60)

9.50 (7.40–12.30)

10.20 (8.25–13.30)

10.90 (8.20–14.70)

< 0.001

Glucose (mg/dL, IQR)

123.00 (103.00–157.00)

102.00 (91.00–119.50)

116.00 (101.50–137.00)

131.00 (111.00–159.00)

170.00 (133.00–235.25)

< 0.001

Chloride (mg/dL, IQR)

103.00 (100.00–106.00)

104.00 (101.00–107.00)

104.00 (101.00–106.00)

103.00 (100.00–106.00)

102.00 (99.00–105.00)

< 0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL, IQR)

104.00 (76.00–147.00)

66.00 (55.00–77.50)

93.00 (79.00–109.00)

122.00 (101.00–148.00)

186.50 (144.00–258.25)

< 0.001

TyG (IQR)

8.80 (8.40–9.24)

8.16 (8.00–8.30)

8.60 (8.52–8.70)

9.00 (8.89–9.11)

9.63 (9.40–10.02)

< 0.001

RBC (m/ul, IQR)

4.26 (3.80–4.70)

4.17 (3.77–4.56)

4.26 (3.75–4.66)

4.33 (3.85–4.75)

4.34 (3.79–4.78)

< 0.001

Platelet (K/uL, IQR)

217.00 (171.00–271.00)

210.00 (161.50–259.00)

214.00 (177.00–269.00)

218.00 (174.50–271.50)

222.00 (173.75–286.00)

0.026

Heart rate (beats/min, IQR)

80.00 (69.00–92.00)

78.00 (67.00–89.00)

80.00 (70.00–92.00)

79.00 (69.00–91.00)

84.00 (72.00–96.00)

< 0.001

Respiratory rate (bpm, IQR)

18.00 (15.00–22.00)

18.00 (15.00–21.00)

18.00 (15.00–21.00)

18.00 (16.00–22.00)

19.00 (16.00–22.00)

0.009

SBP (mmHg, IQR)

141.00 (125.00–157.00)

140.00 (125.00–156.00)

142.00 (126.50–156.00)

142.00 (127.00–158.00)

142.00 (124.00–157.00)

0.558

DBP (mmHg, IQR)

77.00 (66.00–89.00)

77.00 (66.00–87.00)

77.00 (67.00–

88.00)

76.00 (66.00–89.00)

77.50 (66.75–91.00)

0.645

SOFA (Score, IQR)

3.00 (2.00–5.00)

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

3.00 (2.00–5.00)

3.00 (2.00–5.00)

4.00 (2.00–6.00)

< 0.001

Sex (n,%)

     

0.429

Male

986 (50.18%)

260 (52.95%)

241 (49.08%)

249 (50.71%)

236 (47.97%)

 

Female

979 (49.82%)

231 (47.05%)

250 (50.92%)

242 (49.29%)

256 (52.03%)

 

Ethnicity (n,%)

     

0.155

Black

1208 (61.48%)

313 (63.75%)

311 (63.34%)

289 (58.86%)

295 (59.96%)

 

White

184 (9.36%)

53 (10.79%)

44 (8.96%)

39 (7.94%)

48 (9.76%)

 

Others

573 (29.16%)

125 (25.46%)

136 (27.70%)

163 (33.20%)

149 (30.28%)

 

Myocardial infarction (n,%)

     

0.028

No

1704 (86.72%)

443 (90.22%)

429 (87.37%)

415 (84.52%)

417 (84.76%)

 

Yes

261 (13.28%)

48 (9.78%)

62 (12.63%)

76 (15.48%)

75 (15.24%)

 

Congestive heart failure (n,%)

     

0.281

No

1578 (80.31%)

399 (81.26%)

395 (80.45%)

403 (82.08%)

381 (77.44%)

 

Yes

387 (19.69%)

92 (18.74%)

96 (19.55%)

88 (17.92%)

111 (22.56%)

 

Peripheral vascular disease (n,%)

     

0.783

No

1779 (90.53%)

443 (90.22%)

440 (89.61%)

449 (91.45%)

447 (90.85%)

 

Yes

186 (9.47%)

48 (9.78%)

51 (10.39%)

42 (8.55%)

45 (9.15%)

 

Dementia (n,%)

     

0.015

No

1837 (93.49%)

446 (90.84%)

457 (93.08%)

463 (94.30%)

471 (95.73%)

 

Yes

128 (6.51%)

45 (9.16%)

34 (6.92%)

28 (5.70%)

21 (4.27%)

 

Paraplegia (n,%)

     

0.204

No

916 (46.62%)

224 (45.62%)

214 (43.58%)

231 (47.05%)

247 (50.20%)

 

Yes

1049 (53.38%)

267 (54.38%)

277 (56.42%)

260 (52.95%)

245 (49.80%)

 

Renal disease (n,%)

     

0.003

No

1673 (85.14%)

437 (89.00%)

421 (85.74%)

418 (85.13%)

397 (80.69%)

 

Yes

292 (14.86%)

54 (11.00%)

70 (14.26%)

73 (14.87%)

95 (19.31%)

 

Atrial fibrillation (n,%)

     

< 0.001

No

1255 (63.87%)

296 (60.29%)

283 (57.64%)

326 (66.40%)

350 (71.14%)

 

Yes

710 (36.13%)

195 (39.71%)

208 (42.36%)

165 (33.60%)

142 (28.86%)

 

Diabetes (n,%)

     

< 0.001

No

1371 (69.77%)

439 (89.41%)

396 (80.65%)

326 (66.40%)

210 (42.68%)

 

Yes

594 (30.23%)

52 (10.59%)

95 (19.35%)

165 (33.60%)

282 (57.32%)

 

Antihyperglycemic (n,%)

     

0.003

No

1950 (99.24%)

486 (98.98%)

490 (99.80%)

491 (100.00%)

483 (98.17%)

 

Yes

15 (0.76%)

5 (1.02%)

1 (0.20%)

0 (0.00%)

9 (1.83%)

 

Antihyperlipidemic (n,%)

     

0.900

No

1197 (60.92%)

302 (61.51%)

303 (61.71%)

299 (60.90%)

293 (59.55%)

 

Yes

768 (39.08%)

189 (38.49%)

188 (38.29%)

192 (39.10%)

199 (40.45%)

 
  1. TyG, triglyceride glucose index; INR, international normalized ratio; PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; IQR, interquartile range. TyG index quartiles: Q1 (7.21–8.40) mg/dl, Q2 (8.40–8.80) mg/dl, Q3 (8.80–9.24) mg/dl, and Q4 (9.24–12.96) mg/dl