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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and impaired cardiovascular fitness in non-diabetic young population

Characteristic

Overall, N = 3364a

Age, years

28.00 (19.00–37.00)

Sex

 Female

1,587 (48.20)

 Male

1,777 (51.80)

Race

 Mexican American

1,036 (10.10)

 Non-Hispanic Black participants

886 (12.02)

 Non-Hispanic White participants

1,168 (67.51)

 Other Race

274 (10.38)

 BMI, kg/m2

25.69 ± 5.70

 Waist circumference, cm

88.07 ± 14.64

 SBP, mmHg

113.24 ± 11.76

 DBP, mmHg

68.56 ± 10.43

Physical activity

 level 0

302 (9.33)

 level 1

529 (16.15)

 level 2

669 (18.82)

 level 3

1,107 (37.22)

 level 4

118 (1.61)

 level 5

208 (4.88)

 level 6

431 (11.98)

Smoking status

 Never smoker

2,271 (61.92)

 Former smoker

442 (14.99)

 Current smoker

651 (23.08)

 Metabolic syndrome

226 (9.07)

 CRP, mg/dL

0.10 (0.04–0.27)

 Hb, g/dL

14.59 ± 1.44

 Platelet count, 109 /L

268.26 ± 61.41

 LDL, mmol/L

2.81 ± 0.86

 HDL, mmol/L

1.32 ± 0.36

 HbA1c, %

5.15 ± 0.29

 FPG, mmol/L

5.12 ± 0.45

 TG, mmol/L

1.02 (0.72–1.49)

 Vo2max, ml/kg/min

40.89 ± 9.53

Levels of CVF

 Low level

924 (20.21)

 Moderate level

1,285 (35.48)

 High level

1,155 (44.30)

 Impaired CVF

2,209 (55.70)

 TyG index

8.36 ± 0.52

 Standardization of TyG index

0.03 ± 0.16

  1. aMedian (25%-75%); n (unweighted) (%); Mean ± SD
  2. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CRP C-reactive protein, Hb Hemoglobin, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c glycohemoglobin, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TG triglycerides, Vo2max maximal oxygen consumption, CVF cardiovascular fitness, TyG index triglyceride-glucose index