| Total (n = 4,574) | Quartile (n = 1,144) | Quartile 2 (n = 1,143) | Quartile 3 (n = 1,143) | Quartile 4 (n = 1,144) | p value |
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TyG index | 7.87 ± 0.52 | 7.26 ± 0.21 | 7.68 ± 0.09 | 7.99 ± 0.09 | 8.54 ± 0.38 |  < 0.001 |
Age, years | 24.72 ± 3.62 | 24.44 ± 3.67 | 24.59 ± 3.64 | 24.61 ± 3.57 | 25.26 ± 3.55 |  < 0.001 |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 2093 (45.8) | 400 (35.0) | 478 (41.8) | 533 (46.6) | 682 (59.6) |  < 0.001 |
 Female | 2481 (54.2) | 744 (65.0) | 665 (58.2) | 610 (53.4) | 462 (40.4) |  |
Race | ||||||
 Black | 2344 (51.2) | 689 (60.2) | 621 (54.3) | 564 (49.3) | 470 (41.1) |  < 0.001 |
 White | 2230 (48.8) | 455 (39.8) | 522 (45.7) | 579 (50.7) | 674 (58.9) |  |
 SBP, mmHg | 110.33 ± 10.90 | 107.94 ± 10.52 | 109.03 ± 10.07 | 110.92 ± 11.08 | 113.44 ± 11.08 |  < 0.001 |
 DBP, mmHg | 68.55 ± 9.58 | 67.21 ± 8.56 | 67.59 ± 9.42 | 69.10 ± 9.70 | 70.31 ± 10.25 |  < 0.001 |
 BMI, kg/m2 | 24.46 ± 4.82 | 23.36 ± 4.19 | 23.78 ± 4.42 | 24.55 ± 4.91 | 26.14 ± 5.20 |  < 0.001 |
 WC, cm | 77.59 ± 10.82 | 73.64 ± 8.63 | 75.63 ± 9.69 | 77.83 ± 10.54 | 83.27 ± 11.71 |  < 0.001 |
 Total Cholesterol, mg/dL | 176.56 ± 33.55 | 163.91 ± 28.96 | 171.32 ± 30.00 | 179.89 ± 33.34 | 191.11 ± 35.29 |  < 0.001 |
 HDL-c, mg/dL | 53.06 ± 13.12 | 58.18 ± 12.49 | 55.72 ± 12.93 | 52.43 ± 12.38 | 45.92 ± 11.29 |  < 0.001 |
 LDL-c, mg/dL | 108.91 ± 31.32 | 98.24 ± 26.49 | 104.78 ± 28.34 | 113.01 ± 32.40 | 119.62 ± 33.30 |  < 0.001 |
 TG, mg/dL | 72.97 ± 48.37 | 37.48 ± 7.54 | 54.18 ± 6.93 | 72.27 ± 9.81 | 127.94 ± 67.24 |  < 0.001 |
 FPG, mg/dL | 82.43 ± 14.94 | 78.12 ± 7.65 | 80.90 ± 7.28 | 82.67 ± 9.35 | 88.03 ± 25.33 |  < 0.001 |
 Drinking | 3953 (86.4) | 968 (84.6) | 980 (85.7) | 995 (87.1) | 1010 (88.3) | 0.06 |
 Smoking | 1974 (43.2) | 405 (35.4) | 504 (44.1) | 492 (43) | 573 (50.1) |  < 0.001 |
 Educational level, years | 14.83 ± 2.77 | 14.84 ± 2.07 | 14.90 ± 3.27 | 14.94 ± 3.29 | 14.64 ± 2.18 | 0.054 |
 Hypertension | 407 (8.9) | 88 (7.7) | 71 (6.2) | 102 (8.9) | 146 (12.8) |  < 0.001 |
 Antihypertensive medication | 101 (2.2) | 15 (1.3) | 19 (1.7) | 24 (2.1) | 43 (3.8) |  < 0.001 |
 Diabetes | 49 (1.1) | 6 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 12 (1.0) | 26 (2.3) |  < 0.001 |
 Family history of diabetes | 634 (13.9) | 129 (11.3) | 149 (13.0) | 179 (15.7) | 177 (15.5) | 0.005 |
 Total Physical activity, EU | 421.43 ± 302.52 | 413.15 ± 305.23 | 416.40 ± 293.38 | 426.52 ± 305.82 | 429.64 ± 305.54 | 0.505 |