Table 4 Univariate analysis of the risk factors for ERD.

From: Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease and erosive reflux disease: a health checkup cohort study

Characteristics

Control (n = 49,532)

ERD (n = 434)

P value

Age, median (IQR), years

50.0 (42.0–57.0)

51.0 (43.0–58.0)

0.302

Male (n, %)

25,551 (51.6)

393 (90.6)

 < 0.001

Height, median (IQR), cm

166.0 (159.5–172.6)

171.3 (166.7–176.1)

 < 0.001

Weight, median (IQR), kg

64.9 (55.8–74.0)

76.7 (69.1–85.3)

 < 0.001

BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2

23.5 (21.4–25.7)

25.9 (24.2–28.4)

 < 0.001

Waist, median (IQR), cm

81.0 (73.0–88.0)

90.0 (85.0–96.0)

 < 0.001

SBP, median (IQR), mmHg

120.0 (110.0–130.0)

123.5 (115.0–133.0)

 < 0.001

DBP, median (IQR), mmHg

71.0 (65.0–79.0)

73.0 (67.0–79.0)

 < 0.001

Obesity (n, %)

15,270 (30.8)

274 (63.1)

 < 0.001

TyG index, median (IQR)

9.3 (8.9–9.7)

9.8 (9.4–10.2)

 < 0.001

TyG index in quartile

  

 < 0.001

Q1 (n, %)

13,817 (27.9)

14 (3.2)

 

Q2 (n, %)

13,164 (26.6)

88 (20.3)

 

Q3 (n, %)

12,445 (25.1)

126 (29.0)

 

Q4 (n, %)

10,106 (20.4)

206 (47.5)

 

Current smoker (n, %)

17,253 (34.8)

294 (67.7)

 < 0.001

Alcohol history (n, %)

28,780 (58.1)

334 (77.0)

 < 0.001

Hypertension (n, %)

5173 (10.4)

104 (24.0)

 < 0.001

H. pylori infection (n, %)

13,610 (27.5)

124 (28.6)

0.611

Laboratory finding, median (IQR)

Fasting glucose, mg/dL

97.0 (91.0–105.0)

102.0 (95.0–111.0)

 < 0.001

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

201.0 (177.0–227.0)

206.0 (181.0–230.0)

 < 0.001

Triglyceride, mg/dL

108.0 (78.0–157.0)

146.0 (100.0–207.0)

 < 0.001

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

55.0 (47.0–64.0)

50.0 (42.0–59.0)

 < 0.001

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

131.0 (110.0–153.0)

128.0 (108.0–149.8)

0.188

  1. IQR interquartile range; BMI body mass index; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; TyG index triglyceride-glucose index; Q quartile; H. pylori Helicobacter pylori; HDL high-density lipoprotein; LDL low-density lipoprotein; ERD erosive reflux disease.