Table 1 Baseline information of subjects categorized by HGI quartiles

Clinical data

 Sex

  Male

4260 (55.3%)

3870 (50.3%)

3747 (48.7%)

3951 (51.4%)

15828 (51.4%)

  Female

3437 (44.7%)

3825 (49.7%)

3947 (51.3%)

3735 (48.6%)

14944 (48.6%)

 Age(years)

  Mean (SD)

42.1 (12.8)

42.1 (13.0)

43.8 (13.8)

49.6 (15.1)

44.4 (14.1)

  Median [Min, Max]

41.0 [19.0, 94.0]

40.0 [18.0, 94.0]

42.0 [18.0, 94.0]

49.0 [18.0, 98.0]

43.0 [18.0, 98.0]

 BMI Categories

  Underweight

209 (2.7%)

226 (2.9%)

199 (2.6%)

146 (1.9%)

780 (2.5%)

  Normal weight

4480 (58.2%)

4532 (58.9%)

4495 (58.4%)

3860 (50.2%)

17367 (56.4%)

  Overweight

2566 (33.3%)

2494 (32.4%)

2503 (32.5%)

2925 (38.1%)

10488 (34.1%)

  Obese

442 (5.7%)

443 (5.8%)

497 (6.5%)

755 (9.8%)

2137 (6.9%)

 Diabetes

  No

7208 (93.6%)

7502 (97.5%)

7426 (96.5%)

6273 (81.6%)

28409 (92.3%)

  Yes

489 (6.4%)

193 (2.5%)

268 (3.5%)

1413 (18.4%)

2363 (7.7%)

 Hypertension

  No

6361 (82.6%)

6518 (84.7%)

6548 (85.1%)

5967 (77.6%)

25,394 (82.5%)

  Yes

1336 (17.4%)

1177 (15.3%)

1146 (14.9%)

1719 (22.4%)

5378 (17.5%)

 Hyperuricemia

  No

6111 (79.4%)

6222 (80.9%)

6263 (81.4%)

6156 (80.1%)

24752 (80.4%)

  Yes

1586 (20.6%)

1473 (19.1%)

1431 (18.6%)

1530 (19.9%)

6020 (19.6%)

 Dyslipidemia

  No

4115 (53.5%)

3950 (51.3%)

3839 (49.9%)

3180 (41.4%)

15084 (49.0%)

  Yes

3582 (46.5%)

3745 (48.7%)

3855 (50.1%)

4506 (58.6%)

15688 (51.0%)

Laboratory Results

 HGB(g/L)

  Mean (SD)

148 (15.2)

145 (15.2)

144 (15.7)

144 (16.0)

145 (15.6)

  Median [Min, Max]

148 [73.0, 200]

145 [70.0, 191]

144 [70.0, 193]

144 [66.0, 219]

145 [66.0, 219]

 TC(mmol/L)

  Mean (SD)

4.79 (0.888)

4.86 (0.877)

4.90 (0.906)

4.99 (0.989)

4.88 (0.919)

  Median [Min, Max]

4.71 [1.97, 11.6]

4.78 [2.24, 11.7]

4.83 [2.05, 13.9]

4.92 [2.10, 12.3]

4.81 [1.97, 13.9]

 HDL-C(mmol/L)

  Mean (SD)

1.35 (0.353)

1.37 (0.360)

1.36 (0.354)

1.30 (0.347)

1.35 (0.354)

  Median [Min, Max]

1.30 [0, 3.20]

1.30 [0, 3.00]

1.30 [0, 3.00]

1.22 [0.500, 3.38]

1.30 [0, 3.38]

 LDL-C(mmol/L)

  Mean (SD)

2.84 (0.797)

2.91 (0.806)

2.97 (0.838)

3.08 (0.898)

2.95 (0.840)

  Median [Min, Max]

2.80 [0.500, 8.50]

2.88 [0.300, 7.55]

2.90 [0.400, 9.40]

3.00 [0.500, 10.2]

2.90 [0.300, 10.2]

 TG(mmol/L)

  Mean (SD)

1.52 (1.39)

1.42 (1.15)

1.44 (1.13)

1.65 (1.45)

1.51 (1.29)

  Median [Min, Max]

1.15 [0.230, 33.2]

1.12 [0.170, 27.0]

1.16 [0.210, 23.2]

1.34 [0.200, 39.6]

1.19 [0.170, 39.6]

 BUN(mmol/L)

  Mean (SD)

5.03 (1.26)

5.03 (1.24)

5.08 (1.27)

5.29 (1.29)

5.11 (1.27)

  Median [Min, Max]

4.91 [1.57, 16.0]

4.90 [1.92, 12.9]

4.93 [1.46, 13.0]

5.15 [0.86, 16.6]

4.97 [0.86, 16.6]

 eGFR(mL/min/1.73m²)

  Mean (SD)

109 (13.4)

108 (13.5)

107 (14.1)

103 (15.3)

107 (14.3)

  Median [Min, Max]

110 [36.9, 151]

110 [30.3, 147]

108 [34.0, 148]

103 [30.1, 155]

108 [30.1, 155]

 Hcy(m/L)

  Mean (SD)

14.9 (9.66)

14.7 (9.38)

14.5 (8.66)

14.8 (9.34)

14.7 (9.27)

  Median [Min, Max]

13.0 [5.00, 186]

12.0 [5.00, 148]

12.0 [5.00, 179]

13.0 [5.00, 179]

13.0 [5.00, 186]

 SUA(μmol/L)

  Mean (SD)

346 (91.9)

342 (91.9)

342 (90.3)

349 (89.6)

345 (91.0)

  Median [Min, Max]

337 [117, 764]

332 [100, 773]

332 [118, 786]

340 [127, 761]

335 [100, 786]

 FBG(mmol/L)

  Mean (SD)

5.41 (1.53)

4.99 (0.86)

4.88 (0.90)

5.19 (1.73)

5.12 (1.32)

  Median [Min, Max]

5.08 [3.58, 24.8]

4.84 [3.45, 18.0]

4.72 [2.92, 17.6]

4.72 [2.50, 22.1]

4.85 [2.50, 24.8]

 HbA1c(%)

  Mean (SD)

5.26 (0.68)

5.42 (0.42)

5.59 (0.44)

6.15 (1.05)

5.61 (0.77)

  Median [Min, Max]

5.20 [2.70, 12.2]

5.40 [4.60, 11.7]

5.50 [4.60, 11.8]

5.80 [4.80, 15.1]

5.50 [2.70, 15.1]

 Predicted HbA1c(%)

  Mean (SD)

5.74 (0.74)

5.54 (0.42)

5.48 (0.44)

5.63 (0.84)

5.60 (0.64)

  Median [Min, Max]

5.58 [4.85, 15.1]

5.46 [4.79, 11.8]

5.41 [4.53, 11.6]

5.41 [4.33, 13.8]

5.47 [4.33, 15.1]