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Table 1 Characteristics of eligible participants

From: Association between triglyceride-glucose index and hypertension: a cohort study based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey (2009–2015)

Variables

Total

(n = 3413)

Non-hypertension

(n = 1786)

Hypertension

(n = 1627)

Statistics

P

Age, years, Mean ± SD

46.24 ± 13.92

43.30 ± 14.05

49.46 ± 13.03

t=-13.27

< 0.001

Gender, n (%)

   

χ2 = 22.681

< 0.001

 Male

1415 (41.46)

672 (37.63)

743 (45.67)

  

 Female

1998 (58.54)

1114 (62.37)

884 (54.33)

  

Education level, n (%)

   

χ2 = 20.939

< 0.001

 Lower middle school degree

2542 (74.48)

1272 (71.22)

1270 (78.06)

  

 Upper middle school degree

871 (25.52)

514 (28.78)

357 (21.94)

  

Marital status, n (%)

   

χ2 = 79.144

< 0.001

 Married

1213 (35.54)

759 (42.50)

454 (27.90)

  

 Others (divorced, separated, single, unknown)

2200 (64.46)

1027 (57.50)

1173 (72.10)

  

Smoking, n (%)

   

χ2 = 20.120

< 0.001

 No

2456 (71.96)

1344 (75.25)

1112 (68.35)

  

 Yes

957 (28.04)

442 (24.75)

515 (31.65)

  

Drinking, n (%)

   

χ2 = 16.908

< 0.001

 No

1040 (30.47)

489 (27.38)

551 (33.87)

  

 Yes

2373 (69.53)

1297 (72.62)

1076 (66.13)

  

DM, n (%)

   

χ2 = 7.351

0.007

 No

3374 (98.86)

1774 (99.33)

1600 (98.34)

  

 Yes

39 (1.14)

12 (0.67)

27 (1.66)

  

Asthma, n (%)

   

χ2 = 0.385

0.535

 No

3381 (99.06)

1771 (99.16)

1610 (98.96)

  

 Yes

32 (0.94)

15 (0.84)

17 (1.04)

  

Weight, kg, Mean ± SD

58.03 ± 10.09

56.25 ± 9.42

59.98 ± 10.44

t=-10.94

< 0.001

Height, m, Mean ± SD

160.39 ± 8.25

160.13 ± 8.21

160.68 ± 8.29

t=-1.94

0.053

BMI, kg/m2, Mean ± SD

22.49 ± 3.10

21.88 ± 2.93

23.16 ± 3.15

t=-12.23

< 0.001

TC, mg/dL, Mean ± SD

182.50 ± 37.40

177.67 ± 37.16

187.79 ± 36.96

t=-7.97

< 0.001

HDL, mg, Mean ± SD

56.51 ± 17.45

56.87 ± 16.75

56.11 ± 18.19

t = 1.27

0.203

LDL, mg, M (Q1, Q3)

111.17 ± 36.08

107.43 ± 35.26

115.27 ± 36.54

t=-6.37

< 0.001

Insulin injection use, M (Q1, Q3)

0.00 (0.00, 1.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 1.00)

Z=-1.306

0.191

Fasting glucose, mg/dL, Mean ± SD

92.83 ± 21.99

90.96 ± 21.04

94.89 ± 22.83

t=-5.22

< 0.001

Triglyceride, mg/dL, M (Q1, Q3)

99.20 (69.97, 151.46)

93.00 (65.54, 140.83)

108.06 (76.17, 163.86)

Z = 7.555

< 0.001

TyG index, Mean ± SD

8.48 ± 0.65

8.39 ± 0.64

8.58 ± 0.65

t=-8.64

< 0.001

TyG index level, n (%)

   

χ2 = 59.713

< 0.001

 ≤8.41

1707 (50.01)

1006 (56.33)

701 (43.09)

  

 >8.41

1706 (49.99)

780 (43.67)

926 (56.91)

  
  1. SD: standard difference, DM: diabetes mellitus, TC: total cholesterol, M: median, BMI: body mass index, HDL: high density lipoprotein, LDL: low density lipoprotein, TyG index: triglycerides-glucose index
  2. t: t-test, Z: rank sum test, χ2: chi-square test