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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects in Tianjin General Hospital Cohort

From: Triglyceride is an independent predictor of type 2 diabetes among middle-aged and older adults: a prospective study with 8-year follow-ups in two cohorts

Characteristics

Normal (< 1.7)

Borderline (1.7–2.25)

High (≥ 2.26)

P-value*

Male (%)

3639 (73.9%)

898 (77.3%)

955 (82.5%)

< 0.001

Age (years)

62.05 ± 14.27

61.76 ± 13.12

58.83 ± 12.36

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

24.16 ± 3.14

25.36 ± 2.29

26.01 ± 2.78

< 0.001

Hypertension

2015/4569 (40.9)

550/1065 (47.3)

539/1041 (46.5)

< 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

5.08 ± 0.64

5.16 ± 0.66

5.17 ± 0.66

< 0.001

eGFR-mL/min/1.732

88.72 ± 19.60

86.57 ± 17.45

87.26 ± 23.18

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.09 ± 0.32

1.94 ± 0.16

3.39 ± 1.67

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.76 ± 0.83

5.05 ± 0.86

5.21 ± 0.89

< 0.001

Urine dipstick result ≥ 1 + protein-no./total no (%)

140/4290 (3.2)

50/1058 (3.8)

41/1014 (4.0)

0.275

Hyperuricemia

541/4919 (11)

234/1158 (20.1)

347/1158 (30)

< 0.001

SUA (μmol/L)

319.74 ± 76.37

351.90 ± 75.85

375.08 ± 79.58

< 0.001

ALT (IU/L)

21.75 ± 17.69

25.92 ± 15.25

28.59 ± 12.15

< 0.001

  1. Date are expressed as mean ± SD, n (%)
  2. BMI body mass index, Hypertension, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TG plasma triglyceride level, TC total cholesterol, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, hyperuricemia, SUA serum uric acid, ALT alanine aminotransferase
  3. *P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
  4. Grouped based on TG level: normal < 150 mg/dL; borderline high 150–199 mg/dL; high 200–499 mg/dL