Research Article

Association of Systemic Immune Inflammation Index with Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity, Atherogenic Index of Plasma, Triglyceride-Glucose Index, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Large Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of baseline characteristics of NHANES cohort across quartiles of SII index.

SII indexOverallQ1Q2Q3Q4 value

Age (years)<0.001
Gender (%)<0.001
 Male8883 (51.1%)2469 (14.2%)2327 (13.4%)2136 (12.3%)1951 (11.2%)
 Female8506 (48.9%)1879 (10.8%)2020 (11.6%)2210 (12.7%)2397 (13.8%)
Race (%)<0.001
 Mexican American3008 (17.3%)687 (4.0%)828 (4.8%)799 (4.6%)694 (4.0%)
 Other Hispanic1374 (7.9%)314 (1.8%)370 (2.1%)360 (2.1%)330 (1.9%)
 Non-Hispanic black3325 (19.1%)1301 (7.5%)771 (4.4%)672 (3.9%)581 (3.3%)
 Non-Hispanic white8264 (47.5%)1584 (9.1%)2006 (11.5%)2204 (12.7%)2470 (14.2%)
 Other race1418 (8.2%)462 (2.7%)372 (2.1%)311 (1.8%)273 (1.6%)
Family PIR<0.001
Education level (%)<0.001
 Less than high school4394 (25.3%)1060 (6.1%)1105 (6.4%)1126 (6.5%)1103 (6.3%)
 High school1513 (8.7%)484 (2.8%)381 (2.2%)304 (1.7%)344(7.9%)
 More than high school11482 (66.0%)2804 (16.1%)2861 (16.5%)2916 (16.8%)2901 (16.7%)
Marital status (%)<0.001
 Having a partner10727 (61.7%)2689 (15.5%)2790 (16.0%)2725 (15.7%)2523 (14.5%)
 No partner3723 (21.4%)817 (4.7%)849 (4.9%)904 (5.2%)1153 (6.6%)
 Unmarried2939 (16.9%)842 (4.8%)708 (4.1%)717 (4.1%)672 (3.9%)
Smoker (%)<0.001
 No9210 (53.0%)2472 (14.2%)2408 (13.8%)2294 (13.2%)2036 (11.7%)
 Former4495 (25.8%)1060 (6.1%)1131 (6.5%)1109 (6.4%)1195 (6.9%)
 Now3648 (21.2%)816 (4.7%)808 (4.6%)943 (5.4%)1117 (6.4%)
Alcohol user (%)<0.001
 Never2296 (13.2%)601 (3.5%)578 (3.3%)586 (3.4%)531 (3.1%)
 Former3008 (17.3%)708 (4.1%)697 (4.0%)728 (4.2%)875 (5.0%)
 Mild6001 (34.5%)1566 (9.0%)1498 (8.6%)1501 (8.6%)1436 (8.3%)
 Moderate2583 (14.9%)646 (3.7%)663 (3.8%)635 (3.7%)639 (3.7%)
 Heavy3501 (20.1%)827 (4.8%)911 (5.2%)896 (5.2%)867 (5.0%)
Hypertension (%)<0.001
 No9899 (56.9%)2583 (14.9%)2616 (15.0%)2456 (14.1%)2244 (12.9%)
 Yes7490 (43.1%)1765 (10.2%)1731 (10.0%)1890 (10.9%)2104 (12.1%)
DM (%)<0.001
 No14160 (81.4%)3616 (20.8%)3551 (20.4%)3569 (20.5%)3424 (19.7%)
 Yes3229 (18.6%)732 (4.2%)796 (4.6%)777 (4.5%)924 (5.3%)
CHD (%)0.037
 No16682 (95.9%)4190 (24.1%)4196 (24.1%)4170 (24.0%)4126 (23.7%)
 Yes707 (4.1%)158 (0.9%)151 (0.9%)176 (1.0%)222 (1.3%)
CHF (%)<0.001
 No16886 (97.1%)4240 (24.4%)4252 (24.5%)4231 (24.3%)4163 (23.9%)
 Yes503 (2.9%)108 (0.6%)95 (0.5%)115 (0.7%)185 (1.1%)
Angina (%)0.180
 No16907 (97.2%)4237 (24.4%)4230 (24.3%)4249 (24.4%)4191 (24.1%)
 Yes482 (2.8%)111 (0.6%)117 (0.7%)97 (0.6%)157 (0.9%)
Heart attack (%)<0.001
 No16671 (95.9%)4182 (24.0%)4203 (24.2%)4188(24.1%)4098 (23.6%)
 Yes718 (4.1%)166 (1.0%)144 (0.8%)158 (0.9%)250 (1.4%)
Stroke (%)0.001
 No16765 (96.4%)4221 (24.3%)4210 (24.2%)4197 (24.1%)4137 (23.8%)
 Yes624 (3.6%)127 (0.7%)137 (0.8%)149 (0.9%)211 (1.2%)
Hyperlipidemia (%)<0.001
 No4666 (26.8%)1357 (7.8%)1180 (6.8%)1051 (6.0%)1078 (6.2%)
 Yes12723 (73.2%)2991 (17.2%)3167 (18.2%)3295 (18.9%)3270 (18.8)
CVD (%)<0.001
 No15562 (89.5%)3936 (22.6%)3692 (22.8%)3906 (22.5%)3458(21.6%)
 Yes1827 (10.5%)412 (2.4%)385 (2.2%)440 (2.5%)590 (3.4%)
BMI (kg/m2)<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)<0.001
Hb (g/dL)<0.001
FBG (mg/dL)<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)<0.001
TC (mg/dL)0.001
TG (mg/dL)0.003
CCI<0.001
ePWV<0.001
AIP<0.001
HOMA IR<0.001
TyG index<0.001

Abbreviations: Q1: 1.529-330.179; Q2: 330.180-463.273; Q3: 463.274-654.615; Q4: 654.616-28397.276; NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; SII: systemic immune inflammation; PIR: poverty income ratio; DM: diabetes mellitus; CHD: coronary heart disease; CHF: congestive heart failure; CVD: cardiovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; Hb: hemoglobin; FBG: fast glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; ePWV: estimated pulse wave velocity; AIP: atherogenic index of plasma; HOMA IR: insulin resistance index; TyG: triglyceride-glucose.