Table 4 Baseline characteristic file of participants after PSM.

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

TyG ≥ 8.62

TyG < 8.62

P

N = 6176

N = 3088

N = 3088

Age grade

0.145

 < 60 years

3410 (55.2)

1734 (56.2)

1676 (54.3)

 

 ≥ 60 years

2766 (44.8)

1354 (43.8)

1412 (45.7)

 

Gender (%)

0.109

 Male

2525 (40.9)

1231 (39.9)

1294 (41.9)

 

 Female

3651 (59.1)

1857 (60.1)

1794 (58.1)

 

Marital status (%)

0.289

 With spouse present

5231 (84.7)

2631 (85.2)

2600 (84.2)

 

 Others

945 (15.3)

457 (14.8)

488 (15.8)

 

Settlements (%)

0.744

 Rural area

1500 (24.3)

744 (24.1)

756 (24.5)

 

 Suburb area

4676 (75.7)

2344 (75.9)

2332 (75.5)

 

Body mass index

0.002

 < 28 kg/m2

5418 (87.7)

2750 (89.1)

2668 (86.4)

 

 ≥ 28 kg/m2

758 (12.3)

338 (10.9)

420 (13.6)

 

Cigarette consumption (%)

0.477

 Current-smoker

4669 (75.6)

2347 (76.0)

2322 (75.2)

 

 Non-smoker

1507 (24.4)

741 (24.0)

766 (24.8)

 

Alcohol consumption (%)

0.387

 More than once a month

4702 (76.1)

2366 (76.6)

2336 (75.6)

 

 Less than once a month

1474 (23.9)

722 (23.4)

752 (24.4)

 

Nap (%)

0.552

 No

2542 (41.2)

1259 (40.8)

1283 (41.5)

 

 Yes

3634 (58.8)

1829 (59.2)

1805 (58.5)

 

Sleep duration (%)

0.654

 < 6 h

3153 (51.1)

1565 (50.7)

1588 (51.4)

 

 6–8 h

2440 (39.5)

1237 (40.1)

1203 (39.0)

 

 > 8 h

583 ( 9.4)

286 ( 9.3)

297 ( 9.6)

 

Blood urea nitrogen (%)

0.326

 < 20 mg/dL

5369 (86.9)

2698 (87.4)

2671 (86.5)

 

 ≥ 20 mg/dL

807 (13.1)

390 (12.6)

417 (13.5)

 

Low density lipoprotein (%)

0.517

 < 120 mg/dL

4647 (75.2)

2335 (75.6)

2312 (74.9)

 

 ≥ 120 mg/dL

1529 (24.8)

753 (24.4)

776 (25.1)

 

Hyperuricemia (%)

0.121

 No

5581 (90.4)

2809 (91.0)

2772 (89.8)

 

 Yes

595 ( 9.6)

279 ( 9.0)

316 (10.2)

 

Depression (%)

0.371

 No

4144 (67.1)

2089 (67.6)

2055 (66.5)

 

 Yes

2032 (32.9)

999 (32.4)

1033 (33.5)

 

Arthritis (%)

0.125

 No

4102 (66.4)

2080 (67.4)

2022 (65.5)

 

 Yes

2074 (33.6)

1008 (32.6)

1066 (34.5)

 

Digestive diseases (%)

0.436

 No

4713 (76.3)

2370 (76.7)

2343 (75.9)

 

 Yes

1463 (23.7)

718 (23.3)

745 (24.1)

 

Renal diseases (%)

0.404

 No

5783 (93.6)

2900 (93.9)

2883 (93.4)

 

 Yes

393 ( 6.4)

188 ( 6.1)

205 ( 6.6)

 

Hepatic diseases (%)

0.948

 No

5930 (96.0)

2966 (96.0)

2964 (96.0)

 

 Yes

246 (4.0)

122 (4.0)

124 ( 4.0)

 

Heart diseases (%)

0.109

 No

5803 (94.0)

2917 (94.5)

2886 (93.5)

 

 Yes

373 ( 6.0)

171 (5.5)

202 (6.5)

 

Diabetes (%)

 < 0.001

 No

5634 (91.2)

2866 (92.8)

2768 (89.6)

 

 Yes

542 ( 8.8)

222 ( 7.2)

320 (10.4)

 

Hypertension (%)

0.093

 No

4561 (73.9)

2310 (74.8)

2251 (72.9)

 

 Yes

1615 (26.1)

778 (25.2)

837 (27.1)

 

Total cholesterol (%)

0.072

 No

4405 (71.3)

2235 (72.4)

2170 (70.3)

 

 Yes

1771 (28.7)

853 (27.6)

918 (29.7)

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