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Table 4 Subgroup analyses of the association between TyG index and baPWV

From: The correlation of atherosclerosis and triglyceride glucose index: a secondary analysis of a national cross-sectional study of Japanese

Subgroup

N

N (%)

adj OR (95%CI)

p value

p for interaction

Sex

Male

592

278 (47)

1.71 (1.14–2.57)

0.009

0.891

Female

320

127 (39.7)

0.98 (0.54–1.78)

0.958

 

Age (years)

 < 55

552

173 (31.3)

1.38 (0.88–2.16)

0.165

0.719

 ≥ 55

360

232 (64.4)

2 (1.11–3.63)

0.022

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 25

690

301 (43.6)

1.39 (0.95–2.03)

0.094

0.952

 ≥ 25

222

104 (46.8)

1.94 (0.95–3.93)

0.067

 

Current smoker (n%)

None or past

715

322 (45)

1.58 (1.07–2.31)

0.02

0.219

Current

197

83 (42.1)

1.07 (0.55–2.09)

0.834

 

Alcohol group (n%)

0–40 g/week

594

253 (42.6)

1.38 (0.88–2.17)

0.159

0.162

40–140 g/week

150

63 (42)

1.15 (0.48–2.77)

0.76

 

140–280 g/week

88

44 (50)

5.62 (1.41–22.51)

0.015

 

 > 280 g/week

80

45 (56.2)

1.27 (0.47–3.41)

0.641

 

Regular exercise (n%)

 < 1/week

735

325 (44.2)

1.25 (0.87–1.79)

0.23

0.923

 ≥ 1/week

177

80 (45.2)

3.28 (1.28–8.39)

0.013

 

Fatty liver (n%)

None

647

257 (39.7)

1.37 (0.92–2.05)

0.12

0.569

Moderate or severe

265

148 (55.8)

1.43 (0.77–2.64)

0.257

 

Menopausal state (n%)

Menopausal

138

26 (18.8)

0.97 (0.29–3.24)

0.958

0.554

Postmenopausal

182

101 (55.5)

1.03 (0.46–2.3)

0.951

 

LDL-C (mg/dL)

 < 120.1

374

156 (41.7)

1.31 (0.8–2.15)

0.279

0.355

 ≥ 120.1

538

249 (46.3)

1.29 (0.81–2.08)

0.286

 

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

 < 60

172

99 (57.6)

1.59 (0.78–3.23)

0.202

0.531

 ≥ 60

740

306 (41.4)

1.27 (0.87–1.85)

0.219

 
  1. BMI, Body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γGTP, gamma-glutamyl transferase; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TyG index, triglyceride glucose index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ABI, ankle-brachial index; baPWV, brachial to ankle pulse wave velocity; CI, confidence interval. (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001)