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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients stratified by MACCEs

From: Predictive effect of triglyceride‑glucose index on clinical events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and acute myocardial infarction: results from an observational cohort study in China

Variable

Total population n = 1932

No-MACCEs n = 1197

MACCEs n = 735

p value

Insulin sensitivity surrogate index

 TyG index

9.26 ± 0.73

9.17 ± 0.72

9.42 ± 0.72

 < 0.001

  TyG ≤ 8.91

647 (33.5)

467(39.0)

180 (24.5)

 < 0.001

  8.91 < TyG < 9.54

639 (33.1)

401(33.5)

238 (32.4)

  TyG ≥ 9.54

646 (33.4)

329(27.5)

317 (43.1)

 TGs/HDL-C ratio

3.6 (2.4,5.6)

3.3(2.3,5.1)

4.2 (2.7,6.3)

 < 0.001

 SPISE index

5.9 ± 1.5

5.9 ± 1.5

5.8 ± 1.5

0.099

Age, years

65.4 ± 12.0

64.1 ± 11.6

67.4 ± 12.4

 < 0.001

Male gender

1324 (68.5)

825(68.9)

499 (67.9)

0.636

BMI, kg/m2

25.8 ± 3.5

25.9 ± 3.5

25.6 ± 3.7

0.150

SBP, mmHg

130.9 ± 22.2

130.3 ± 21.4

131.7 ± 23.5

0.187

DBP, mmHg

73.8 ± 12.6

73.9 ± 12.3

73.7 ± 13.0

0.640

Medical history

 Current/ex-Smoker

1102 (57.0)

698 (58.3)

404 (55.0)

0.149

 Duration of diabetes, years

6.0 (1.0,12.0)

6.0 (1.0,10.0)

8.0 (1.0,14.0)

 < 0.001

 CKD

113 (5.8)

51 (4.3)

62 (8.4)

 < 0.001

 Stroke

396 (20.5)

206 (17.2)

190 (25.9)

 < 0.001

 Hypertension

1450 (75.1)

887 (74.1)

563 (76.6)

0.218

 Dyslipidemia

931 (48.2)

584 (48.8)

347 (47.2)

0.500

 Previous MI

218 (11.3)

135 (11.3)

83 (11.3)

0.992

 Past PCI

321 (16.6)

183 (15.3)

138 (18.8)

0.046

Medication used before admission

 Antiplatelet agent

618 (32.0)

364 (30.4)

254 (34.6)

0.058

 ACEI/ARB

590(30.5)

364(30.4)

226(30.7)

0.875

 Beta-blocker

291(15.1)

171(14.3)

120(16.3)

0.223

 Statins

404(20.9)

249(20.8)

155(21.1)

0.881

Laboratory values

 WBC, 109/L

8.1 (6.4,10.1)

8.0 (6.5,9.9)

8.2 (6.4,10.3)

0.342

 Hemoglobin, g/L

132.3 ± 20.0

133.9 ± 19.2

129.8 ± 20.9

 < 0.001

 Hs-CRP, mg/L

12.2 (5.4,12.5)

12.1 (6.3,12.5)

12.3 (4.7,15.0)

0.006

 RBG at admission, mmol/L

11.1 (8.3,14.3)

10.8 (8.1,14.0)

11.5 (8.5,14.6)

0.026

 FPG, mmol/L

8.0 (6.3,10.4)

7.9 (6.2,10.1)

8.3 (6.4,11.1)

0.001

 HbA1c,%

7.8 ± 1.7

7.8 ± 1.7

7.8 ± 1.6

0.220

 Albumin, g/L

36.0 ± 3.2

36.2 ± 3.0

35.8 ± 3.5

0.015

 Creatinine, umol/L

80.9 (68.4,95.5)

77.5 (66.2,92.2)

85.9 (72.3,106.0)

 < 0.001

 eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2

82.1 (63.2,98.5)

86.9 (68.8,101.8)

74.2 (56.1,90.9)

 < 0.001

 TC, mmol/L

4.38 (3.68,5.04)

4.41(3.69,5.10)

4.35 (3.65,5.00)

0.276

 TGs, mmol/L

1.51 (1.07,2.26)

1.40 (1.01,2.09)

1.78 (1.24,2.55)

 < 0.001

 LDL-C, mmol/L

2.58 ± 0.79

2.60 ± 0.79

2.56 ± 0.79

0.315

 HDL-C, mmol/L

1.01 ± 0.24

1.00 ± 0.24

1.02 ± 0.25

0.253

Initial diagnosis

 NSTEMI

1042 (53.9)

630 (52.6)

412 (56.1)

0.143

 STEMI

890 (46.1)

567 (47.4)

323 (43.9)

Echocardiography

 LVEF

57.4 ± 10.3

58.8 ± 9.4

55.0 ± 11.3

 < 0.001

Angiography findings

 LM/three-vessel

1369 (70.9)

881 (73.6)

488 (66.4)

0.001

 Proximal LAD

948 (49.1)

631 (52.7)

317 (43.1)

 < 0.001

In-hospital treatment

 PCI/CABG

1501 (77.7)

1003 (83.8)

498 (67.8)

 < 0.001

 Antiplatelet agent

1854 (96.0)

1157 (96.7)

697 (94.8)

0.047

 ACEI/ARB

1291 (66.8)

816 (68.2)

475 (64.6)

0.108

 Beta-blocker

1434 (74.2)

905 (75.6)

529 (72.0)

0.076

 Statins

1673 (86.6)

1072 (89.6)

601 (81.8)

 < 0.001

Hypoglycemic agents

 Metformin

655 (33.9)

437 (36.5)

218 (29.7)

0.002

 Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor

1209 (62.6)

760 (63.5)

449 (61.1)

0.289

 Sulfonylurea

434 (22.5)

281 (23.5)

153 (20.8)

0.174

 DPP-4i

20 (1.0)

16 (1.3)

4 (0.5)

0.095

 Insulin

577 (29.9)

312 (26.1)

265 (36.1)

 < 0.001

  1. Dates are presented as mean ± SD, median (IQR) or number (%)
  2. MACCEs, major adverse cardiac and cerebral events; TyG, triglyceride-glucose index; TGs, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SPISE index, the Single Point Insulin Sensitivity Estimator; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; ACEI/ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; WBC, white blood cell; Hs-CRP, hypersensitive C-reactive protein; RBG, random blood glucose; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NSTEMI, Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LM, left main coronary artery; LAD, left anterior descending; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; DPP-4i, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor