Table 1 Clinical characteristics of subjects based on the TyG index
| Â | Quartiles of the TyG index | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I (lowest) | II | III | IV (highest) | ||
N | 1080 | 1083 | 1078 | 1078 | Â |
Age (years) | 50.39 ± 9.86 | 52.77 ± 8.95 | 54.08 ± 8.87 | 56.36 ± 9.35 | <0.01 |
Sex (M/F) | 486/594 | 555/528 | 632/446 | 651/427 | Â |
SBP (mmHg) | 118.35 ± 12.34 | 121.39 ± 12.16 | 125.49 ± 11.02 | 126.89 ± 11.28 | <0.01 |
DBP (mmHg) | 73.15 ± 7.15 | 75.17 ± 7.26 | 76.90 ± 8.13 | 78.43 ± 8.74 | <0.01 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.16 ± 2.81 | 23.26 ± 3.11 | 23.96 ± 2.88 | 24.97 ± 2.85 | <0.01 |
FPG (mg/dL) | 86.42 ± 9.23 | 92.79 ± 9.39 | 96.37 ± 9.74 | 98.87 ± 9.89 | <0.01 |
TC (mg/dL) | 184.55 ± 33.41 | 193.79 ± 33.68 | 195.99 ± 35.07 | 205.77 ± 35.03 | <0.01 |
TG (mg/dL) | 55 (48–62) | 80 (73–89) | 112 (100–124) | 185 (156–230) | <0.01 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 110.45 ± 29.65 | 121.94 ± 30.11 | 124.59 ± 31.50 | 125.76 ± 31.49 | <0.01 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 58.59 ± 12.88 | 53.05 ± 12.13 | 47.56 ± 10.72 | 42.77 ± 8.74 | <0.01 |
TyG index | 7.75 ± 0.21 | 8.22 ± 0.11 | 8.59 ± 0.11 | 9.15 ± 0.27 | <0.01 |
Insulin (µU/mL) | 2.95 (2.13–4.5) | 4.0 (2.8–5.8) | 4.6 (3.4–6.5) | 5.5 (3.8–7.6) | <0.01 |
HOMA-IR | 0.64 (0.44–0.99) | 0.90 (0.64–1.33) | 1.09 (0.78–1.57) | 1.34 (0.88–1.87) | <0.01 |
Alcohol consumption (%) | 92 (8.5) | 95 (8.8) | 120 (11.1) | 201 (18.6) | 0.03 |
Regular exercise (%) | 129 (11.9) | 148 (13.7) | 128 (11.9) | 101 (9.4) | 0.12 |
Smoking (%) | 329 (30.5) | 354 (32.7) | 367 (34.0) | 393 (36.5) | <0.01 |