Table 1 Baseline clinical profiles of participants attending the 2015 CHARLS survey.

From: Higher triglyceride‑glucose index is associated with increased risk of stroke among middle-aged and elderly Chinese: a national longitudinal study

Clinical characteristics

Total participants

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

P

N = 11,196

N = 2798

N = 2802

N = 2797

N = 2799

Age, (median [IQR])

60.00 [52.00, 67.00]

60.00 [52.00, 67.00]

60.00 [52.00, 67.00]

60.00 [52.00, 67.00]

60.00 [52.00, 66.00]

0.024

Gender (%)

< 0.001

 Male

5135 (45.9)

1525 (54.5)

1252 (44.7)

1181 (42.2)

1177 (42.1)

 

 Female

6059 (54.1)

1273 (45.5)

1550 (55.3)

1615 (57.8)

1621 (57.9)

 

Marital status (%)

0.069

 With spouse present

9312 (83.2)

2320 (82.9)

2292 (81.8)

2339 (83.6)

2361 (84.4)

 

 Others

1884 (16.8)

478 (17.1)

510 (18.2)

458 (16.4)

438 (15.6)

 

Settlements (%)

< 0.001

 Rural area

2633 (23.9)

510 (18.5)

568 (20.6)

695 (25.2)

860 (31.2)

 

 Suburb area

8395 (76.1)

2242 (81.5)

2191 (79.4)

2062 (74.8)

1900 (68.8)

 

Body mass index

< 0.001

 < 28 kg/m2

9533 (86.4)

2616 (94.4)

2500 (90.3)

2318 (84.6)

2099 (76.3)

 

 ≥ 28 kg/m2

1499 (13.6)

155 (5.6)

268 (9.7)

423 (15.4)

653 (23.7)

 

Cigarette consumption (%)

 < 0.001

 Current-smoker

8129 (72.6)

1898 (67.8)

2003 (71.5)

2120 (75.8)

2108 (75.3)

 

 Non-smoker

3067 (27.4)

900 (32.2)

799 (28.5)

677 (24.2)

691 (24.7)

 

Alcohol consumption (%)

< 0.001

 More than once a month

8238 (73.7)

1929 (69.0)

2085 (74.5)

2111 (75.6)

2113 (75.6)

 

 Less than once a month

2944 (26.3)

865 (31.0)

714 (25.5)

682 (24.4)

683 (24.4)

 

Nap (%)

< 0.001

 No

4577 (41.8)

1233 (45.3)

1226 (44.6)

1088 (39.6)

1030 (37.6)

 

 Yes

6382 (58.2)

1491 (54.7)

1522 (55.4)

1658 (60.4)

1711 (62.4)

 

Sleep duration (%)

0.015

 < 6 h

5477 (50.4)

1351 (50.0)

1396 (51.2)

1435 (52.8)

1295 (47.5)

 

 6–8 h

4327 (39.8)

1080 (40.0)

1072 (39.3)

1022 (37.6)

1153 (42.3)

 

 > 8 h

1070 (9.8)

272 (10.1)

258 (9.5)

263 (9.7)

277 (10.2)

 

Blood urea nitrogen (%)

< 0.001

 < 20 mg/dL

9574 (85.5)

2321 (83.0)

2362 (84.3)

2442 (87.3)

2449 (87.5)

 

 ≥ 20 mg/dL

1622 (14.5)

477 (17.0)

440 (15.7)

355 (12.7)

350 (12.5)

 

Low density lipoprotein (%)

< 0.001

 < 120 mg/dL

8439 (75.4)

2369 (84.7)

2074 (74.0)

1915 (68.5)

2081 (74.3)

 

 ≥ 120 mg/dL

2756 (24.6)

429 (15.3)

728 (26.0)

881 (31.5)

718 (25.7)

 

Hyperuricemia (%)

< 0.001

 No

9915 (88.6)

2644 (94.5)

2550 (91.0)

2451 (87.7)

2270 (81.1)

 

 Yes

1279 (11.4)

154 (5.5)

252 (9.0)

345 (12.3)

528 (18.9)

 

Depression (%)

0.638

 No

6844 (67.1)

1692 (66.4)

1709 (66.7)

1724 (67.9)

1719 (67.5)

 

 Yes

3352 (32.9)

857 (33.6)

853 (33.3)

816 (32.1)

826 (32.5)

 

Arthritis (%)

0.373

 No

7382 (65.9)

1837 (65.7)

1851 (66.1)

1877 (67.1)

1817 (64.9)

 

 Yes

3814 (34.1)

961 (34.3)

951 (33.9)

920 (32.9)

982 (35.1)

 

Digestive diseases (%)

0.184

 No

8563 (76.5)

2113 (75.5)

2121 (75.7)

2167 (77.5)

2162 (77.2)

 

 Yes

2633 (23.5)

685 (24.5)

681 (24.3)

630 (22.5)

637 (22.8)

 

Renal diseases (%)

0.026

 No

10,509 (93.9)

2595 (92.7)

2639 (94.2)

2646 (94.6)

2629 (93.9)

 

 Yes

687 (6.1)

203 (7.3)

163 (5.8)

151 (5.4)

170 (6.1)

 

Hepatic diseases (%)

0.033

 No

10,747 (96.0)

2663 (95.2)

2710 (96.7)

2688 (96.1)

2686 (96.0)

 

 Yes

449 (4.0)

135 (4.8)

92 (3.3)

109 (3.9)

113 (4.0)

 

Heart diseases (%)

0.001

 No

10,515 (93.9)

2648 (94.6)

2661 (95.0)

2593 (92.7)

2613 (93.4)

 

 Yes

681 (6.1)

150 (5.4)

141 (5.0)

204 (7.3)

186 (6.6)

 

Diabetes (%)

< 0.001

 No

9613 (85.9)

2706 (96.7)

2615 (93.3)

2403 (85.9)

1889 (67.5)

 

 Yes

1583 (14.1)

92 (3.3)

187 (6.7)

394 (14.1)

910 (32.5)

 

Hypertension (%)

< 0.001

 No

7916 (72.2)

2133 (77.3)

2048 (74.7)

1897 (69.7)

1838 (67.2)

 

 Yes

3042 (27.8)

625 (22.7)

695 (25.3)

826 (30.3)

896 (32.8)

 

Total cholesterol (%)

< 0.001

 No

7935 (70.9)

2372 (84.8)

2095 (74.8)

1866 (66.7)

1602 (57.2)

 

 Yes

3261 (29.1)

426 (15.2)

707 (25.2)

931 (33.3)

1197 (42.8)

 
  1. N: number; Q: quartile; CHARLS: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study; SD: standard deviation.