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Table 4 Associations between the TyG index and HTN in people with LDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L or HDL-C > 1.0 mmol/L

From: A high triglyceride glucose index is more closely associated with hypertension than lipid or glycemic parameters in elderly individuals: a cross-sectional survey from the Reaction Study

Variable

HDL-C > 1.0 mmol/L

LDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

TG, mmol/L

 < 1.7

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≥ 1.7, < 2.3

1.24 (1.11, 1.39)

0.0001

1.19 (1.06, 1.34)

0.0040

 ≥ 2.3

1.19 (1.05, 1.33)

0.0048

1.12 (0.99, 1.28)

0.0772

TC, mmol/L

 < 5.2

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≥ 5.2, < 6.2

0.97 (0.88, 1.06)

0.4546

0.99 (0.89, 1.10)

0.8933

 ≥ 6.2

0.94 (0.83, 1.05)

0.2736

0.96 (0.85, 1.09)

0.5788

HDL-C, mmol/L

 ≥ 1

–

 

1.0

 

 < 1

–

 

1.26 (1.05, 1.50)

0.0125

LDL-C, mmol/L

 < 3.4

1.0

 

–

 

 ≥ 3.4, < 4.1

1.00 (0.90, 1.11)

0.9993

–

 

 ≥ 4.1

1.04 (0.92, 1.18)

0.5327

–

 

TYG ln transform Q5

 Q1

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Q2

1.03 (0.90, 1.17)

0.6633

1.09 (0.93, 1.29)

0.2728

 Q3

1.05 (0.92, 1.20)

0.4438

1.12 (0.95, 1.31)

0.1734

 Q4

1.26 (1.10, 1.44)

0.0007

1.28 (1.09, 1.50)

0.0026

 Q5

1.24 (1.07, 1.44)

0.0042

1.27 (1.06, 1.51)

0.0080

HbA1c, %

 < 6.5

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≥ 6.5

1.01 (0.87, 1.18)

0.8694

0.96 (0.78, 1.20)

0.7372

PBG, mmol/L

 < 11.1

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≥ 11.1

1.13 (0.97, 1.31)

0.1196

1.22 (0.98, 1.50)

0.0690

  1. Adjusted for age; center; sex; history of CVDs; history of T2DM; hypoglycemic drugs; SBP; DBP; BMI; ALT; AST; WHR; eGFR; smoking habits; drinking habits