Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants. Values are presented as means ± standard deviation, n (%) or median (interquartile ranges).

From: Association of the triglyceride-glucose index with weight-adjusted appendicular lean mass in Chinese adolescents aged 12–18 years old

Variables

Total

Boys

Girls

P-value

N (%)

1336 (100)

805 (60.25)

531 (39.75)

 

Age (years)

14.76 ± 1.54

14.96 ± 1.51

14.45 ± 1.55

 < 0.001

WC (cm)

74.01 ± 9.98

73.78 ± 10.71

74.36 ± 8.77

0.299

BMI (kg/m2)

20.55 ± 3.66

20.53 ± 3.83

20.59 ± 3.39

0.747

SBP (mmHg)

111.79 ± 11.20

113.47 ± 11.48

109.25 ± 10.26

 < 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

67.85 ± 8.06

66.99 ± 8.05

69.15 ± 7.90

 < 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

4.74 ± 0.66

4.77 ± 0.72

4.70 ± 0.56

0.046

TC (mmol/L)

3.95 ± 0.95

3.93 ± 0.94

3.99 ± 0.96

0.256

TG (mmol/L)

0.90 (0.71, 1.18)

0.89 (0.69, 1.16)

0.91 (0.74, 1.20)

0.018

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.44 ± 0.38

1.41 ± 0.36

1.48 ± 0.41

0.002

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.15 ± 0.77

2.18 ± 0.80

2.10 ± 0.73

 < 0.001

ALM (kg)

19.14 ± 4.45

21.39 ± 3.97

15.72 ± 2.57

 < 0.001

ALM/weight (%)

0.33 ± 0.05

0.36 ± 0.04

0.29 ± 0.03

 < 0.001

TyG index

8.15 ± 0.42

8.14 ± 0.44

8.17 ± 0.39

0.112

  1. WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triacylglycerol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ALM appendicular lean mass, TyG index triglyceride-glucose index.
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