Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants.

From: Synergistic effects of body fat percentage and C-reactive protein triglyceride–glucose index on cardiovascular disease risk: a Chinese cohort study

variable

Total

(n = 6303)

Low BFP and Low CTI

(n = 1740)

Low BFP and High CTI

(n = 1411)

High BFP and Low CTI

(n = 1410)

High BFP and High CTI

(n = 1742)

P value

Age (years)

58.30 ± 8.73

58.31 ± 8.64

58.97 ± 8.55

57.02 ± 8.68

58.78 ± 8.90

 < 0.0001

Sex, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 Female

3417(54.21)

307(17.64)

102(7.23)

1374(97.45)

1634(93.80)

 

 Male

2886(45.79)

1433(82.36)

1309(92.77)

36(2.55)

108(6.20)

 

Marital status, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 Married

5666(89.89)

1597(91.78)

1300(92.13)

1246(88.37)

1523(87.43)

 

 Other

637(10.11)

143(8.22)

111(7.87)

164(11.63)

219(12.57)

 

Education level, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 No formal education

2965(47.06)

684(39.33)

474(33.62)

819(58.09)

988(56.72)

 

 Primary school

1444(22.92)

458(26.34)

374(26.52)

251(17.80)

361(20.72)

 

 Middle school

1270(20.16)

386(22.20)

387(27.45)

229(16.24)

268(15.38)

 

 High school or above

622(9.87)

211(12.13)

175(12.41)

111(7.87)

125(7.18)

 

Residence, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 Rural

4290(68.06)

1296(74.48)

924(65.49)

958(67.94)

1112(63.83)

 

 Urban

2013(31.94)

444(25.52)

487(34.51)

452(32.06)

630(36.17)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 No

4373(69.38)

809(46.49)

620(43.94)

1341(95.11)

1603(92.02)

 

 Yes

1930(30.62)

931(53.51)

791(56.06)

69(4.89)

139(7.98)

 

Drinking status, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 No

4150(65.84)

834(47.93)

653(46.28)

1187(84.18)

1476(84.73)

 

 Yes

2153(34.16)

906(52.07)

758(53.72)

223(15.82)

266(15.27)

 

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 No

5476(86.88)

1629(93.62)

1148(81.36)

1321(93.69)

1378(79.10)

 

 Yes

827(13.12)

111(6.38)

263(18.64)

89(6.31)

364(20.90)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 No

4021(63.80)

1294(74.37)

861(61.02)

961(68.16)

905(51.95)

 

 Yes

2282(36.20)

446(25.63)

550(38.98)

449(31.84)

837(48.05)

 

CVD, n (%)

 < 0.0001

 No

5179(82.17)

1510(86.78)

1154(81.79)

1164(82.55)

1351(77.55)

 

 Yes

1124(17.83)

230(13.22)

257(18.21)

246(17.45)

391(22.45)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

23.48 ± 3.82

21.24 ± 2.69

22.89 ± 3.15

24.03 ± 3.53

25.76 ± 4.07

 < 0.0001

CRP (mg/L)

2.50 ± 6.96

0.68 ± 0.46

4.74 ± 11.13

0.66 ± 0.41

4.00 ± 7.89

 < 0.0001

FPG (mg/dl)

109.43 ± 34.78

100.75 ± 19.20

118.28 ± 45.32

100.17 ± 15.30

118.41 ± 43.22

 < 0.0001

TC (mg/dl)

194.13 ± 38.89

185.27 ± 34.79

193.58 ± 41.87

191.60 ± 35.19

205.46 ± 40.40

 < 0.0001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

51.57 ± 15.37

57.42 ± 15.92

46.82 ± 15.27

56.17 ± 13.34

45.87 ± 12.93

 < 0.0001

LDL-C (mg/dl)

116.73 ± 34.91

112.30 ± 31.02

112.85 ± 37.65

118.90 ± 31.58

122.55 ± 37.79

 < 0.0001

TG (mg/dl)

132.82 ± 112.96

86.13 ± 37.48

167.58 ± 151.21

95.16 ± 39.04

181.76 ± 135.38

 < 0.0001

BFP (%)

30.27 ± 8.06

22.86 ± 4.22

23.98 ± 4.05

36.12 ± 3.74

38.04 ± 4.21

 < 0.0001

CTI

4.73 ± 0.58

4.26 ± 0.27

5.17 ± 0.42

4.30 ± 0.26

5.21 ± 0.43

 < 0.0001

  1. BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; BFP, body fat percentage; CTI, C-reactive protein-triglyceride-glucose index; Data are presented as mean ± standard errors or number (%).