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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population according to the TG/HDL-C categories among normoglycemic† men

From: Association of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio to identify future prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus: over one-decade follow-up in the Iranian population

Variables

First

(N = 565)

Second

(N = 559)

Third

(N = 564)

Fourth

(N = 559)

P Value

TG/HDL-C < 1.09

1.09 ≤ TG/HDL-C < 1.69

1.69 ≤ TG/HDL-C < 2.65

TG/HDL-C ≥ 2.65

Age (years)

39.96 ± 16.3

42.04 ± 15.7

42.90 ± 13.9

42.26 ± 12.7

0.005

BMI (kg/m2)

23.76 ± 4.0

25.37 ± 3.8

26.52 ± 3.9

27.45 ± 3.5

 < 0.001

WC (cm)

85.98 ± 10.7

90.50 ± 10.3

93.7 ± 9.8

95.93 ± 9.1

 < 0.001

Height (cm)

171.48 ± 6.7

171.29 ± 6.9

170.69 ± 7.1

171.20 ± 6.8

0.001

Waist/Height

0.50 ± 0.07

0.53 ± 0.06

0.55 ± 0.06

0.56 ± 0.05

 < 0.001

Wrist circumference (cm)

17.48 ± 1.10

17.78 ± 1.00

17.96 ± 1.00

18.12 ± 1.00

 < 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

114.21 ± 15.6

115.73 ± 16.2

117.39 ± 14.9

117.59 ± 14.5

 < 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

72.01 ± 10.3

73.44 ± 10.9

76.08 ± 10.0

76.60 ± 9.7

 < 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

4.82 ± 0.35

4.86 ± 0.36

4.89 ± 0.35

4.94 ± 0.34

 < 0.001

2 h-PCG (mmol/L)

5.05 ± 1.16

5.17 ± 1.10

5.38 ± 1.20

5.50 ± 1.19

 < 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.33 ± 0.94

4.74 ± 0.94

4.92 ± 0.97

5.17 ± 0.91

 < 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

0.85 (0.71–0.98)

1.30 (1.12–1.48)

1.82 (1.57–2.08)

2.80 (2.34–3.46)

 < 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.13 ± 0.23

0.96 ± 0.18

0.87 ± 0.15

0.74 ± 0.14

 < 0.001

TG/ HDL-C

0.81 (0.63–0.95)

1.38 (1.23–1.52)

2.09 (1.88–2.37)

3.67 (3.09–4.92)

 < 0.001

Positive FH-DM

119 (21.06)

95 (17.0)

106 (18.79)

135 (24.15)

0.02

Positive History of CVD

8 (1.42)

15 (2.68)

11 (1.95)

16 (2.86)

0.32

Current smoker

190 (33.63)

224 (40.07)

189 (33.51)

222 (39.71)

0.02

Education

    

0.42

  ≤ 6 years

113 (20.0)

101 (18.07)

109 (19.33)

87 (15.56)

 

 6–12 years

330 (58.41)

333 (59.57)

341 (60.46)

336 (60.11)

 

  ≥ 12 years

122 (21.59)

125 (22.36)

114 (20.21)

136 (24.33)

 
  1. Values are mean ± SD or median (IQR) or frequency (%) as appropriate
  2. N number, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, 2 h-PCG 2-h post-challenge plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein Cholesterol, FH-DM family history of diabetes mellitus, CVD cardiovascular disease, NFG normal fasting glucose, NGT normal glucose tolerance, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range
  3. † Normoglycemia: includes NFG and NGT