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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Association of TyG index and TG/HDL-C ratio with arterial stiffness progression in a non-normotensive population

 

Characteristics (N = 1895)

At baseline

 Age (years)

61.90 (12.75)

 Sex (men, %)

1477 (77.9)

 Occupation (n, %)

 

  Manager

392 (20.7)

  Technician or professional

214 (11.3)

  Worker

187 (9.9)

  Retired

1102 (58.1)

 BMI

26.52 (3.22)

 Physical activity (n, %)

964 (50.9)

 Smoking status: none/former/current (n, %)

1128 (59.6)/285 (15.0)/482 (25.4)

 Current drinking (n, %)

844 (44.5)

 SBP (mmHg)

139.64 (12.69)

 DBP (mmHg)

78.67 (10.06)

 MAP (mmHg)

98.99 (8.60)

 Hypertension (n, %)

1013 (53.5)

 Antihypertensive medication (n, %)

267 (26.4)

 Diabetes (n, %)

323 (17.0)

 Dyslipidaemia (n, %)

773 (40.8)

 FBG (mmol/L)

5.79 (1.48)

 PBG (mmol/L)

7.72 (2.61)

 HbA1c (%)

5.94 (0.82)

 Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.86 (1.62)

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.81 (0.98)

 LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.11 (0.88)

 HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.25 (0.32)

 eGFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2)

90.88 (26.05)

 Uric acid (μmol/L)

365.83 (84.67)

 Homocysteine (μmol/L)

12.74 (7.66)

 TyG index

1.42 [1.03,1.83]

 TG/HDL-C ratio

1.22 [0.78,1.96]

 baPWV (cm/s)

1538.00 [1392.00,1769.50]

At last visit of follow up

 baPWV (cm/s)

1603.00 [1412.00,1815.50]

 Change of baPWV (cm/s)

46.00 [− 251.00,309.50]

 Change rate of baPWV (cm/s/year)

9.00 [− 57.22,64.29]

 Slope of baPWV

8.11 [− 54.72,66.96]

 Hypertension (n, %)

1348 (71.1)

 Antihypertensive medication (n, %)

562 (41.7)

 Antidiabetic medication (n, %)

151 (8.0)

 Lipid-lowering medication (n, %)

273 (14.4)

  1. Data are the mean (SD), median [IQR] or number (%)
  2. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; PBG: postprandial blood glucose; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; TyG: triglyceride glucose; baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity