Table 5 Associations between pre-DM and T2DM with TG/HDL-C according to sex

TG/HDL-C

 Male

  Total

1.16 (1.12–1.19)^**

1.28 (1.24–1.32)^**

1.17 (1.13–1.21) ^**

1.30 (1.26–1.34) ^**

  T1

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

  T2

1.20 (1.08–1.34) ^**

1.38 (1.26–1.51) ^**

1.22 (1.09–1.35) ^**

1.45 (1.32–1.60) ^**

  T3

1.51 (1.35–1.68) ^**

2.37 (2.16–2.60) ^**

1.54 (1.38–1.72) ^**

2.56 (2.32–2.82) ^**

  P _trend

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Low

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

  High

1.62 (1.37–1.90) ^**

2.65 (2.31–3.05) ^**

1.63 (1.38–1.93) ^**

2.70 (2.35–3.11) ^**

 Female

  Total

1.26 (1.21–1.32) ^**

1.50 (1.44–1.56) ^**

1.27 (1.21–1.33) ^**

1.49 (1.44–1.56) ^**

  T1

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

  T2

1.22 (1.10–1.35) ^**

1.57 (1.43–1.73) ^**

1.22 (1.10–1.35) ^**

1.54 (1.40–1.69) ^**

  T3

1.63 (1.45–1.83) ^**

3.07 (2.77–3.41) ^**

1.66 (1.47–1.86) ^**

3.04 (2.74–3.38) ^**

  P _trend

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Low

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

  High

1.69 (1.47–1.94) ^**

2.91 (2.58–3.29) ^**

1.72 (1.50–1.98) ^**

2.91 (2.58–3.29) ^**