Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants based on TyG index.

From: Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and silent myocardial infarction in the general population

Baseline

indicator

Q1

(n = 3553)

Q2

(n = 3554)

Q3

(n = 3551)

Q4

(n = 3553)

p-value

sex, Male

1285 (36.2)

1525 (42.9)

1736 (48.9)

1903 (53.6)

< 0.001

Age, years

52.0

[48.0,58.0]

54.0

[49.0, 59.0]

55.0

[50.0, 60.0]

55.0

[50.0, 60.0]

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m²

24.8

[22.4, 27.8]

26.1

[23.5, 29.4]

27.3

[24.5, 30.8]

28.9

[26.08, 32.4]

< 0.001

HR, bpm

64

[58.00, 71.00]

65

[59.00, 72.00]

66

[59.00, 73.00]

68

[62.00, 76.00]

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

115

[104.00,127.00]

117

[107.00, 130.00]

120

[109.00, 132.00]

123

[113.00, 136.00]

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

71

[65.00, 79.00]

73

[65.00, 80.00]

73

[67.00, 80.00]

74

[68.00, 81.00]

< 0.001

Drinking

2083 (58.6)

2029 (57.1)

1983 (55.8)

1943 (54.7)

< 0.001

Smoking

1859 (52.3)

2089 (58.8)

2169 (61.1)

2245 (63.2)

< 0.001

Hypertension

661 (18.6)

868 (24.4)

1053 (29.7)

1506 (42.4)

< 0.001

Diabetes

55 (1.5)

117 (3.3)

195 (5.5)

978 (27.5)

< 0.001

Hyperlipidemia

835 (23.5)

1267 (35.6)

2013 (56.7)

3283 (92.4)

< 0.001

Glu, mmol/l

5.19

[4.92, 5.50]

5.40

[5.11, 5.77]

5.61

[5.24, 6.00]

6.05

[5.55, 7.55]

< 0.001

Triglycerides

0.73

[0.62, 0.82]

1.06

[0.97, 1.17]

1.49

[1.33, 1.66]

2.25

[1.92, 2.78]

< 0.001

TC

5.04

[4.47,5.66]

5.39

[4.78, 6.03]

5.66

[5.02, 6.31]

5.90

[5.17, 6.65]

< 0.001

HDL

1.57

[1.29,1.89]

1.34

[1.12, 1.62]

1.19

[0.98, 1.42]

1.02

[0.85, 1.24]

< 0.001

LDL

3.08

[2.54, 3.67]

3.48

[2.92, 4.13]

3.74

[3.10, 4.39]

3.75

[3.10, 4.44]

< 0.001

WBC

5.20

[4.40, 6.40]

5.70

[4.70, 6.90]

5.90

[5.00, 7.20]

6.40

[5.40, 7.60]

< 0.001

Neutrophils

2.67

[1.57, 3.62]

2.80

[1.38, 3.89]

2.92

[1.12, 4.07]

3.08

[0.00, 4.28]

< 0.001

Lymphocytes

1.60

[1.15, 2.04]

1.66

[1.09, 2.15]

1.71

[0.97, 2.18]

1.77

[0.00, 2.27]

< 0.001

Platelets

249.00

[212.00, 289.00]

253.00

[216.00, 297.75]

252.00

[216.00, 299.00]

251.00

[212.00, 296.00]

0.001

Hemoglobin

13.40

[12.50, 14.30]

13.80

[12.90, 14.70]

14.10

[13.10, 15.00]

14.30

[13.40, 15.30]

< 0.001

Creatinine

106.23

[97.75,114.17]

102.94

[95.08, 111.08]

101.57

[93.60, 109.55]

101.16

[92.23, 109.18]

< 0.001

Uric acid

5.20

[4.40,6.20]

5.70

[4.80, 6.70]

6.20

[5.20, 7.10]

6.60

[5.60, 7.70]

< 0.001

  1. Note: BMI: body mass index; SMI: silent myocardial infarction; HR: heart rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.
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