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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Triglyceride-glucose index as a prognostic marker after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a prospective observational study

 

Total (n = 866)

TyG index

P value

for trend

Tertile 1 (n = 288)

Tertile 2 (n = 299)

Tertile 3 (n = 299)

Age, years, mean (SD)

70.1 (13.7)

70.9 (14.9)

70.1 (13.6)

69.3 (12.4)

0.21

Male, n (%)

527 (60.9)

159 (55.2)

174 (60.2)

194 (67.1)

0.003

BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

23.2 (4.1)

21.9 (3.7)

23.0 (3.9)

24.5 (4.2)

 < 0.001

Medical history, n (%)

 Hypertension

622 (71.9)

195 (67.7)

202 (70.1)

225 (77.9)

0.007

 Dyslipidemia

392 (45.3)

92 (31.9)

137 (47.4)

163 (56.4)

 < 0.001

 Diabetes mellitus

320 (37.0)

52 (18.1)

92 (31.9)

176 (60.9)

 < 0.001

 Chronic kidney disease

233 (26.9)

75 (26.0)

74 (25.6)

84 (29.1)

0.41

 Atrial fibrillation

195 (22.5)

81 (28.1)

67 (23.2)

47 (16.3)

 < 0.001

 Chronic heart failure

112 (12.9)

47 (16.3)

31.3 (12.1)

30 (10.4)

0.034

 Stroke or TIA

170 (19.6)

55 (19.1)

54 (18.7)

61 (21.1)

0.54

 Coronary artery disease

115 (13.3)

30 (10.4)

42 (14.5)

43 (14.9)

0.11

 Peripheral artery disease

45 (5.2)

13 (4.5)

12 (4.2)

20 (6.9)

0.19

 Current smoking

150 (17.3)

40 (13.9)

48 (16.6)

62 (21.5)

0.016

 Excessive alcohol

56 (6.5)

14 (4.9)

11 (3.8)

31 (10.7)

0.004

  1. Patients were divided into three groups according to the tertile of TyG index: tertile 1, < 8.48; tertile 2, 8.48–9.01; and tertile 3, > 9.01
  2. BMI indicates body mass index; SD standard deviation; TIA transient ischemic attack; TyG triglyceride-glucose