Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants according to eGDR level.

From: Body Mass Index mediates the relationship between estimated glucose disposal rate and gallstones

eGDR groups

≤ 4 mg/kg/min

4–6 mg/kg/min

6–8 mg/kg/min

> 8 mg/kg/min

P-value

(n = 802)

(n = 1,241)

(n = 1,078)

(n = 2,535)

Age (years)

55.31 ± 14.65

57.24 ± 15.38

51.16 ± 16.55

41.86 ± 15.52

<0.001

Gender

    

<0.001

Men

58.80

55.31

45.55

46.92

 

Women

41.20

44.69

54.45

53.08

 

Race

    

<0.001

Mexican American

5.23

5.95

8.14

9.29

 

White

69.91

70.19

65.71

65.63

 

Black

15.75

10.27

10.96

8.25

 

Other race

9.10

13.59

15.18

16.84

 

Education level

    

<0.001

Less than high school

9.87

11.16

8.82

8.05

 

High school

32.50

27.72

31.69

23.04

 

More than high school

57.62

61.12

59.49

68.91

 

Smoked

    

<0.001

Yes

55.51

48.42

51.70

39.95

 

No

44.49

51.58

48.30

60.05

 

Alcohol

    

<0.001

Yes

17.67

18.23

17.33

10.66

 

No

82.33

81.77

82.67

89.34

 

Moderate activities

    

0.109

Yes

47.70

49.85

50.22

52.44

 

No

52.30

50.15

49.78

47.56

 

Asthma

    

<0.001

Yes

22.92

14.59

15.41

14.10

 

No

77.08

85.41

84.59

85.90

 

CHD

    

<0.001

Yes

9.74

9.07

4.16

1.13

 

No

90.26

90.93

4.16

98.87

 

Cancers

    

<0.001

Yes

16.31

15.46

12.70

8.00

 

No

83.69

84.54

87.30

92.00

 

Gallstones

    

<0.001

Yes

21.70

16.02

10.52

6.46

 

No

78.30

83.98

89.48

93.54

 

PIR

3.00 ± 1.60

3.28 ± 1.58

3.07 ± 1.60

3.29 ± 1.65

<0.001

ALT (U/L)

28.45 ± 19.70

24.12 ± 14.94

24.17 ± 19.72

20.62 ± 16.29

<0.001

AST (U/L)

23.66 ± 12.95

21.89 ± 10.24

22.75 ± 15.10

21.20 ± 12.81

<0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.65 ± 1.06

4.85 ± 1.07

4.97 ± 1.03

4.86 ± 1.04

<0.001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.15 ± 0.29

1.31 ± 0.35

1.43 ± 0.46

1.46 ± 0.40

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

39.52 ± 7.46

32.14 ± 5.72

30.71 ± 7.44

26.54 ± 4.60

<0.001

  1. *CHD: coronary heart disease; PIR: the ratio of income to poverty; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL: direct HDL-Cholesterol; BMI: body mass index; eGDR: estimated glucose disposal rate.