Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population according to TyG
Variables | Total (n = 15,453) | Q1 (n = 3855) | Q2 (n = 3870) | Q3 (n = 3862) | Q4 (n = 3866) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, (years) | 43. 7 ± 8.9 | 40.5 ± 8.2 | 43. 5 ± 8.9 | 45.0 ± 8.9 | 45. 8 ± 8. 7 | < 0.001 |
Men, n (%) | 7034 (45.5) | 2894 (75.1) | 2054 (53.1) | 1402 (36.3) | 684 (17.7) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol consumption, n (%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0. 001 |
 None | 11,802 (76.4) | 3347 (86.8) | 3003 (77.6) | 2850 (73.8) | 2602 (67. 3) |  |
 Light | 1754 (11.4) | 283 (7.3) | 459 (11.9) | 500 (12.9) | 512 (13.2) |  |
 Moderate | 1357 (8.8) | 187 (4.9) | 299 (7.7) | 367 (9.5) | 504 (13) |  |
 Heavy | 540 (3.5) | 38 (1) | 109 (2.8) | 145 (3.8) | 248 (6.4) |  |
Smoking. status, n (%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0. 001 |
 Never | 9027 (58.4) | 2984 (77.4) | 2452 (63.4) | 2046 (53) | 1545 (40) |  |
 Past | 2949 (19.1) | 466 (12.1) | 686 (17.7) | 813 (21.1) | 984 (25.5) |  |
 Current | 3477 (22.5) | 405 (10.5) | 732 (18.9) | 1003 (26) | 1337 (34.6) |  |
Habit of exercise, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 No | 12,747 (82.5) | 3160 (82) | 3131 (80.9) | 3204 (83) | 3252 (84.1) |  |
 Yes | 2706 (17.5) | 695 (18) | 739 (19.1) | 658 (17) | 614 (15.9) |  |
BMI, (kg/ m2) | 22.1 ± 3.1 | 20.4 ± 2.4 | 21.4 ± 2.7 | 22.5 ± 3.0 | 24.1 ± 3.1 | < 0.001 |
WC, (cm) | 76.5 ± 9.1 | 70. 8 ± 7.0 | 74.2 ± 8.0 | 77.9 ± 8.5 | 82.9 ± 8.1 | < 0.001 |
ALT, (IU/ L) | 17.0 (13.0, 23.0) | 14.0 (11.0, 17.0) | 15.0 (12.0, 20.0) | 18.0 (14.0, 24.0) | 23.0 (17.0, 32.0) | < 0.001 |
AST, (IU/ L) | 17.0 (14.0, 21.0) | 16.0 (13.0, 19.0) | 17.0 (14.0, 20.0) | 17.0 (14.0, 21.0) | 19.0 (16.0, 24.0) | < 0.001 |
GGT, (IU/ L) | 15.0 (11.0, 22.0) | 12.0 (10.0, 15.0) | 14.0 (11.0, 18.0) | 16.0 (12.0, 23.0) | 22.0 (16.0, 35.0) | < 0.001 |
TC, (mg/ dL) | 1982 ± 33 4 | 1817 ± 29 6 | 1936 ± 30 4 | 2024 ± 30 8 | 2151 ± 33 4 | < 0.001 |
HDL-c, (mg/dL) | 56.5 ± 15.6 | 65.7 ± 14.7 | 60.7 ± 14.8 | 54.2 ± 13.3 | 45.6 ± 11.4 | < 0.001 |
TG, (mg/ dL) | 80.8 ± 58.1 | 32.6 ± 8.4 | 54.2 ± 7.3 | 80.2 ± 11.3 | 156.1 ± 67.4 | < 0.001 |
FBG, (mg/ dl) | 93.0 ± 7.4 | 88.4 ± 6.7 | 91.9 ± 6.9 | 94.3 ± 6.6 | 97.2 ± 6.6 | < 0.001 |
HbA1, (%) | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
SBP, (mmHg) | 114.5 ± 15.0 | 107. 7 ± 12.8 | 112.3 ± 14.1 | 116. 3 ± 14.4 | 121.7 ± 14.9 | < 0.001 |
DBP, (mmHg) | 71.6 ± 10.5 | 66.6 ± 9.1 | 69.9 ± 9.9 | 72.9 ± 10.0 | 76.9 ± 10.3 | < 0.001 |
TyG | 8.0 ± 0.6 | 7.2 ± 0.3 | 7.8 ± 0.1 | 8.2 ± 0.1 | 8.9 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |