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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants stratified by survival status

From: The relationship between triglyceride-glucose index and prospective key clinical outcomes in patients hospitalised for coronary artery disease

Baseline characteristics

Total

(n = 3321)

Survivorsa

(n = 2562)

Non-survivorsa

(n = 759)

p-value

Age, mean (SD), years

61.7 ± 11.7

59.2 ± 10.6

70.4 ± 11.3

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

2404 (72.4%)

1874 (73.1%)

530 (69.8%)

0.073

Current smokers, n (%)

992 (29.9%)

830 (32.4%)

162 (21.3%)

< 0.001

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m²

25.6 ± 3.5

25.9 ± 3.4

24.8 ± 3.8

< 0.001

SBP, mean (SD), mm Hg

135.0 ± 22.3

134.2 ± 22.1

137.9 ± 22.5

< 0.001

DBP, mean (SD), mm Hg

75.7 ± 17.0

76.5 ± 18.1

72.8 ± 12.4

< 0.001

LVEF, median (IQR), %

58.0 (54.0–62.0)

59.0 (55.0–63.0)

55.0 (44.0–59.0)

< 0.001

Medical history, n (%)

    

Diabetes mellitus

1077 (32.4%)

758 (29.6%)

319 (42.0%)

< 0.001

Hypertension

2175 (65.5%)

1,623 (63.3%)

552 (72.7%)

< 0.001

Previous MI

568 (17.1%)

367 (14.3%)

201 (26.5%)

< 0.001

Stroke

319 (9.6%)

185 (7.2%)

134 (17.7%)

< 0.001

ACS, n (%)

2,479 (74.6%)

1,858 (72.5%)

621 (81.8%)

< 0.001

Medication, n (%)

    

ACE-I/ARB

1,398 (42.1%)

1,056 (41.2%)

342 (45.1%)

0.060

Beta blocker

2,386 (71.8%)

1,835 (71.6%)

551 (72.6%)

0.600

Statin

3,130 (94.2%)

2,448 (95.6%)

682 (89.9%)

< 0.001

Laboratory indicators

    

Creatinine, mean (SD), mg/dL

1.0 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 1.3

< 0.001

eGFR, mean (SD), mL/min/1.73m2

110.5 ± 538.4

116.9 ± 607.9

89.0 ± 144.4

0.210

Glucose, median (IQR), mg/dL

105.8 (90.2–137.5)

104.3 (89.8–132.3)

113.8 (91.8–153.4)

< 0.001

LDL-C, mean (SD), mg/dL

92.7 ± 36.0

93.0 ± 35.9

92.0 ± 36.4

0.530

TC, mean (SD), mg/dL

155.9 ± 41.8

156.1 ± 41.1

155.3 ± 44.1

0.660

TG, mean (SD), mg/dL

144.0 ± 110.5

148.1 ± 115.8

130.3 ± 89.0

< 0.001

TyG index, mean (SD)

8.9 ± 0.7

8.9 ± 0.6

8.8 ± 0.7

0.200

  1. IQR inter-quartile range, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MI myocardial infarction, ACS acute coronary syndrome, ACE-I angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, TyG triglyceride-glucose
  2. aSurvivors and non-survivors were defined based on whether patients included in the cohort experienced the all-cause mortality during the follow-up period