Table 1 The characteristics of participants according to TyG index.
Variables | Hypertension N = 1971 | Non-Hypertension N = 2842 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 50.09 ± 16.21 | 45.57 ± 16.84 | < 0.001 |
PIR | 3.51 ± 1.61 | 2.76 ± 1.60 | < 0.001 |
Glycated hemoglobin | 6.18 ± 1.31 | 5.60 ± 0.96 | < 0.001 |
TC(mmol) | 4.80 ± 1.07 | 4.85 ± 1.04 | 0.104 |
HDL(mmol) | 1.37 ± 0.44 | 1.40 ± 0.40 | 0.008 |
Body mass index | 31.26 ± 7.39 | 28.46 ± 6.99 | < 0.001 |
TyG | 8.90 ± 0.62 | 8.64 ± 0.67 | < 0.001 |
TyG-BMI | 279.05 ± 71.29 | 246.79 ± 66.64 | < 0.001 |
TyG-WHtR | 5.66 ± 1.03 | 5.00 ± 1.04 | < 0.001 |
TyG-WC | 947.74 ± 174.65 | 840.54 ± 172.64 | < 0.001 |
Gender(%) | 0.821 | ||
Male | 49.07 | 49.4 | |
Female | 50.93 | 50.6 | |
Race (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Mexican American | 5.89 | 10.13 | |
Other hispanic | 5.37 | 5.68 | |
Non-hispanic white | 71.8 | 64.27 | |
Non-hispanic black | 7.94 | 11.28 | |
Other race | 8.99 | 8.65 | |
Education(%) | < 0.001 | ||
Below high school | 9.54 | 14.25 | |
High school | 21.38 | 23.51 | |
Above high school | 69.09 | 62.24 | |
Marital status (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Married | 61.75 | 52.24 | |
Widowed | 5.53 | 4.62 | |
Divorced | 10.62 | 10.94 | |
Separated | 1.93 | 2.45 | |
Never married | 13.01 | 20.35 | |
Living with partner | 7.16 | 9.4 | |
Smoking (%) | 0.007 | ||
Yes | 50.36 | 46.44 | |
No | 49.64 | 53.56 | |
Heart failure (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 4.33 | 0.85 | |
No | 95.67 | 99.15 | |
Coronary heart disease (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 6.74 | 1.81 | |
No | 93.26 | 98.19 | |
Stoke (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 4.86 | 1.81 | |
No | 95.14 | 98.19 | |
Diabetes (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 9.11 | 6.51 | |
No | 87.54 | 91.66 | |
Boundary line | 3.35 | 1.83 | |
Drinking (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 58.95 | 51.7 | |
No | 41.05 | 48.3 |
