Triglyceride-Glucose Index for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study of 298,652 Individuals Receiving a Health Check-Up in China
Table 1
Comparison of the demographic characteristics and biochemical indices among the TyG-index subgroups.
Variables
Total
Q1 (TyG <8.30)
Q2 (8.30≤ TyG <8.83)
Q3 (TyG ≥8.83)
χ2
Sex
22142.40
<0.001
Female
125,025 (41.86)
58,576 (58.83)
40,638 (40.82)
25,811 (25.93)
Male
173,627 (58.14)
40,986 (41.17)
58,911 (59.18)
73,730 (74.07)
Age (years)
13289.19
<0.001
≤45
47.08 ± 12.94
61,491 (61.76)
43,082 (43.28)
34,123 (34.28)
46–69
34,585 (34.74)
50,199 (50.43)
58,795 (59.07)
>70
3486 (3.50)
6268 (6.30)
6623 (6.65)
BMI (kg/m2)
36285.17
<0.001
<25
23.80 ± 3.24
85,072 (85.45)
67,420 (67.73)
44,813 (45.02)
≥25
14,490 (14.55)
32,129 (32.27)
54,728 (54.98)
Drinking
9507.51
<0.001
0
198,151 (66.35)
78,283 (78.63)
66,750 (67.05)
53,118 (53.36)
1
28,633 (9.59)
4814 (4.84)
8736 (8.78)
15,083 (15.15)
2
71,868 (24.06)
16,465 (16.54)
24,063 (24.17)
31,340 (31.48)
Smoking
5481.96
<0.001
0
217,146 (72.71)
82,391 (82.75)
72,850 (73.18)
61,905 (62.19)
1
64,904 (21.73)
12,845 (12.90)
20,985 (21.08)
31,074 (31.22)
2
16,602 (5.56)
4326 (4.35)
5714 (5.74)
6562 (6.59)
Hypertension
14195.33
<0.001
No
243,611 (81.57)
91,073 (91.47)
82,095 (82.47)
70,443 (70.77)
Yes
55,041 (18.43)
8489 (8.53)
17,454 (17.53)
29,098 (29.23)
Hyperlipidemia
25047.02
<0.001
No
272,388 (91.21)
98,010 (98.44)
96,387 (96.82)
77,991 (78.35)
Yes
26,264 (8.79)
1552 (1.56)
3162 (3.18)
21,550 (21.65)
Hyperglycemia
24470.19
<0.001
No
263,745 (88.31)
97,326 (97.75)
91,537 (91.95)
74,882 (75.23)
Yes
34,907 (11.69)
2236 (2.25)
8012 (8.05)
24,659 (24.77)
MS
14138.52
<0.001
No
285,967 (95.75)
99,305 (99.74)
98,077 (98.52)
88,585 (88.99)
Yes
12,685 (4.25)
257 (0.26)
1472 (1.48)
10,956 (11.01)
eGFR
441.35
<0.001
<60
58,854 (19.71)
20,884 (20.98)
20,819 (20.91)
17,151 (17.23)
≥60
239,798 (80.29)
78,678 (79.02)
78,730 (79.09)
82,390 (82.77)
Total
298,652
99,562
99,549
99,541
For drinking, 0 = never drinking, 1 = occasional drinking, and 2 = frequent drinking. For smoking, 0 = never smoking, 1 = occasional smoking, and 2 = frequent smoking. TyG, triglyceride-glucose; BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MS, metabolic syndrome.
