Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants by tertiles of triglyceride glucose index
|  | Overall N = 4973 | Triglyceride glucose index | P value†| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tertile 1 (TyG < 8.58) N = 1810 | Tertile 2 (8.585 ≤ TyG < 9.09) N = 1811 | Tertile 3 (9.09 ≤ TyG) N = 1811 | |||
Males, n (%) | 2648 (48.7) | 864 (47.7) | 885 (48.9) | 899 (49.6) | 0.514 |
Age, years (Mean ± SD) | 50.69 (11.62) | 49.38 (11.88) | 50.96 (11.77) | 51.75 (11.08) |  < 0.001 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.923 |
  ≤ 5 years | 3861 (71.2) | 1290 (71.4) | 1277 (70.6) | 1294 (71.6) |  |
 6–12 years | 1230 (22.7) | 411 (22.7) | 419 (23.2) | 400 (22.1) |  |
  ≥ 13 years | 333 (6.1) | 106 (5.9) | 113 (6.2) | 114 (6.3) |  |
Married, n (%) | 4951 (91.1) | 1665 (92.0) | 1659 (91.6) | 1627 (89.8) | 0.052 |
Urban, n (%) | 1501 (27.6) | 565 (31.2) | 503 (27.8) | 433 (23.9) |  < 0.001 |
Physical activity (MET.min/wk) (Mean ± SD) | 872.38 (548.62) | 898.53 (548.11) | 883.33 (557.70) | 835.28 (538.19) | 0.001 |
Global dietary index | 1.02 (0.27) | 1.06 (0.24) | 1.02 (0.27) | 0.98 (0.28) |  < 0.001 |
Smoking status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.628 |
 Current | 292 (16.1) | 267 (14.7) | 287 (15.8) | 846 (15.6) |  |
 Former | 353 (6.5) | 120 (6.6) | 110 (6.1) | 123 (6.8) |  |
 Never | 4233 (77.9) | 1398 (77.2) | 1434 (79.2) | 1401 (77.4) |  |
Hypertension, n (%) | 1510 (27.8) | 344 (19.0) | 514 (28.4) | 652 (36.0) |  < 0.001 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 459 (8.4) | 16 (0.9) | 46 (2.5) | 397 (21.9) |  < 0.001 |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 4735 (87.2) | 1202 (66.4) | 1729 (95.5) | 1804 (99.6) |  < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) (Mean ± SD) | 26.77 (4.68) | 25.07 (4.46) | 26.90 (4.56) | 28.35 (4.43) |  < 0.001 |
Waist to hip ratio | 0.93 (0.08) | 0.91 (0.09) | 0.93 (0.08) | 0.95 (0.08) |  < 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 121.64 (20.95) | 117.04 (19.64) | 121.28 (20.44) | 126.59 (21.61) |  < 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 78.40 (11.52) | 75.86 (10.70) | 78.61 (11.57) | 80.72 (11.74) |  < 0.001 |
Fasting glucose, mg/dL | 88.67 (32.84) | 76.83 (10.77) | 81.79 (14.08) | 107.38 (32.84) |  < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 214.12 (52.25) | 187.86 (40.98) | 212.57 (44.88) | 241.91 (55.08) |  < 0.001 |
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 128.96 (43.42) | 119.05 (38.31) | 131.41 (42.22) | 136.42 (47.39) |  < 0.001 |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 46.91 (10.36) | 47.99 (10.17) | 46.59 (10.04) | 46.16 (10.77) |  < 0.001 |
TG, mg/dL | 191.28 (103.26) | 104.37 (24.90) | 172.80 (33.00) | 296.62 (106.24) |  < 0.001 |
TG:HDL | 4.31 (2.63) | 2.29 (0.78) | 3.88 (1.15) | 6.77 (2.91) |  < 0.001 |