Table 1 Clinical characteristics of individuals by TyG index quartile

TyG index

8.3 (8.1, 8.4)

8.7 (8.6, 8.8)^a

9.1 (9.0, 9.2)^ab

9.6 (9.4, 9.9)^abc

Male (n%)

170 (44.9)

183 (48.3)

190 (50.1)

189 (49.9)

Age (years)

65 (59, 89)

63 (59, 69)

64 (58, 68)

63 (57, 68)

BMI (kg/m²)

24.0 (22.2, 26.2)

25.4 (23.6, 27.7)^a

25.5 (23.5, 27.7)^a

25.7 (23.9, 28.1)^a

SBP (mmHg)

130 (120, 140)

130 (120, 140)

135 (124, 143)^a

138 (124, 150)^ab

DBP (mmHg)

75 (70, 80)

76 (70, 82)

78 (70, 84)

80 (70, 87)^abc

Hb (g/L)

129 (119, 140)

131 (121, 142)

133 (124, 144)^a

133 (125, 145)^ab

PLT (*10⁹/L)

208 (179, 247)

214 (184, 252)

213 (182, 254)

213 (185, 253)

Hb1Ac (%)

5.7 (5.5, 5.9)

5.9 (5.6, 6.3)^a

6.2 (5.8, 6.9)^ab

6.7 (6.1, 8.0)^abc

FBG (mg/dL)

94.3 (88.4, 101.5)

102.6 (94.5, 113.4)^a

110.5 (97.7, 133)^ab

136.1 (108.7, 169)^abc

TG (mg/dL)

81.5 (69.1, 94.8)

121.4 (109, 133.8)^a

156.8 (131.1, 179.9)^ab

232.1 (186.1, 289.7)^abc

TC (mmol/L)

4.2 (3.5, 4.8)

4.4 (3.6, 5.1)^a

4.5 (3.9, 5.3)^ab

4.7 (4.0, 5.5)^abc

LDL‑C (mmol/L)

2.4 (1.9, 3.0)

2.7 (2.1, 3.3)^a

2.8 (2.2, 3.4)^ab

2.9 (2.4, 3.5)^ab

VLDL-C (mmol/L)

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)^a

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)^ab

1.2 (1.0, 1.5)^abc

HDL‑C (mmol/L)

1.2 (1.0, 1.4)

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)^a

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)^a

1.1 (0.9, 1.2)^ab

Smoking (n%)

147 (38.8)

135 (35.6)

149 (39.3)

158 (41.7)

Hypertension (n%)

193 (50.9)

244 (64.4)

265 (69.9)

285 (75.2)

Diabetes (n%)

29 (7.7)

77 (20.3)

147 (38.8)

206 (54.4)

Use of antilipemic agents (n%)

72 (19.0)

88 (23.2)

96 (25.3)

97 (25.6)

Use of antidiabetic agents (n%)

21 (5.5)

55 (14.5)

124 (32.7)

176 (46.4)