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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population stratified by TyG index tertiles

From: Sex differences in the nonlinear association of triglyceride glucose index with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general population

Characteristics

T 2 (8.28–8.83)

T 1 (6.56–8.28)

T 3 (8.83–13.3)

P-value

Age, years

2614

(39.2)

2619

(46.1)

2618

(50.2)

< 0.001

Education, %

     

< 0.001

< High school

797

(18.6)

888

(21.5)

995

(25.6)

 

High school

619

(23.6)

633

(26.6)

590

(26)

 

> High school

1196

(57.9)

1088

(51.8)

1028

(48.5)

 

Physical activity, %

     

< 0.001

Inactive

1172

(41.2)

1345

(49.3)

1464

(54.4)

 

Active

1243

(58.8)

1080

(50.7)

993

(45.6)

 

Smoking, %

     

< 0.001

Never

1202

(54.9)

1262

(50.1)

1201

(46.4)

 

Ever or current

932

(45.1)

1145

(49.9)

1310

(53.6)

 

Drinking, %

241

(14.7)

304

(15.5)

391

(19.2)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

2546

(25.4)

2510

(28.3)

2508

(30.2)

< 0.001

WC, cm

2543

(87.3)

2513

(96.7)

2523

(103.4)

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

2262

(115.3)

2061

(118.9)

1922

(122.5)

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

2262

(70)

2061

(71.6)

1922

(72.7)

< 0.001

Diabetes, %

62

(1.5)

157

(4.2)

585

(17.8)

< 0.001

Hypertension, %

459

(14.5)

752

(26.5)

981

(36.7)

< 0.001

CAD, %

39

(1.3)

95

(3.2)

154

(5.9)

< 0.001

Cancer, %

143

(6.2)

209

(8.7)

235

(8.9)

0.01

Antihypertensive drugs, %

231

(6.3)

481

(15.8)

672

(23)

< 0.001

Statins, %

161

(6.1)

62

(2.4)

282

(11.3)

< 0.001

Glucose-lowering drugs, %

82

(2)

39

(0.7)

304

(8.8)

< 0.001

TyG index

2619

(8.6)

2614

(7.9)

2618

(9.4)

< 0.001

Glucose, mmol/L

2619

(5)

2614

(4.8)

2618

(6.1)

< 0.001

HbA1c, %

2618

(5.3)

2613

(5.2)

2615

(5.9)

< 0.001

TC, mmol/L

2611

(5.3)

2612

(4.7)

2613

(5.7)

< 0.001

TG, mmol/L

2619

(1.3)

2614

(0.7)

2618

(2.9)

< 0.001

LDL-C, mmol/L

2611

(3.3)

2612

(2.9)

2613

(3.2)

< 0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

2611

(1.3)

2612

(1.5)

2613

(1.1)

< 0.001

UA, umol/L

2619

(321.4)

2614

(288.6)

2617

(348.6)

< 0.001

eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2

2619

(102.2)

2614

(104.2)

2617

(108.7)

0.07

  1. Data in the table are presented as survey-weighted mean or survey-weighted percentage (%)
  2. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CAD: coronary atherosclerotic heart disease; TyG: triglyceride glucose; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA: uric acid; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate
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