Table 1 The characteristics of participants.

From: Triglyceride-glycated hemoglobin index as a superior predictor of type 2 diabetes risk in a large-scale retrospective cohort study

TyH-i

Q1 (≤−4.72)

Q2 (4.72 to ≤ 5.12)

Q3 (5.12 to ≤ 5.56)

Q4 (> 5.56)

P-value

Participants

3863

3847

3888

3866

 

Sex

    

< 0.001

 Female

2777 (71.89%)

2014 (52.35%)

1466 (37.71%)

777 (20.10%)

 

 Male

1086 (28.11%)

1833 (47.65%)

2422 (62.29%)

3089 (79.90%)

 

Age(years)

40.50 ± 8.13

43.36 ± 8.82

45.03 ± 8.91

45.93 ± 8.73

< 0.001

Alcoholic intake (g/wk)

1 (0–22)

1 (0–60)

2.80 (0–84)

12 (1–108)

< 0.001

 Smoking status

    

< 0.001

 Never-smoker

2933 (75.93%)

2430 (63.17%)

2072 (53.29%)

1596 (41.28%)

 

 Past-smoker

498 (12.89%)

692 (17.99%)

813 (20.91%)

949 (24.55%)

 

Current-smoker

432 (11.18%)

725 (18.85%)

1003 (25.80%)

1321 (34.17%)

 

Exercise habits

    

0.011

 No

3167 (81.98%)

3127 (81.28%)

3211 (82.59%)

3250 (84.07%)

 

 Yes

696 (18.02%)

720 (18.72%)

677 (17.41%)

616 (15.93%)

 

SBP (mmHg)

108.35 ± 13.01

112.12 ± 14.00

116.03 ± 14.67

121.46 ± 14.90

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

67.02 ± 9.20

69.83 ± 9.81

72.76 ± 10.12

76.69 ± 10.33

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

20.45 ± 2.39

21.41 ± 2.70

22.48 ± 2.98

24.11 ± 3.14

< 0.001

ALT (IU/L)

14 (11–18)

15 (12–20)

18 (14–23)

23 (17–32)

< 0.001

AST (IU/L)

16 (13–19)

17 (14–20)

17 (14–21)

19 (16–24)

< 0.001

GGT (IU/L)

12 (10–15)

14 (11–18)

16 (12–23)

22 (16–34)

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dL)

65.28 ± 14.82

60.80 ± 14.82

54.30 ± 13.53

45.82 ± 11.53

< 0.001

TG (mg/dL)

34 (27–39)

54 (49–59)

79 (71–88)

136 (114–173)

< 0.001

TC (mg/dL)

181.23 ± 29.38

193.41 ± 29.90

202.15 ± 30.67

215.96 ± 33.56

< 0.001

FPG (mg/dL)

89.33 ± 6.97

92.03 ± 7.12

93.99 ± 6.93

96.52 ± 6.78

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.09 ± 0.29

5.14 ± 0.31

5.19 ± 0.32

5.27 ± 0.34

< 0.001

TyG-i

7.24 ± 0.31

7.81 ± 0.14

8.22 ± 0.15

8.86 ± 0.35

< 0.001

  1. Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD or median (quartile).
  2. TyH-i: triglyceride-glycated hemoglobin index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TyG-i: triglyceride-glucose index.