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Table 1 The baseline characteristics of participants

From: Association between triglyceride-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and prediabetes: a cross-sectional study in Chinese non-obese people with a normal range of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

TG/HDL-C Quintile

Q1(< 0.4)

Q2(≥ 0.4– < 0.6)

Q3(≥ 0.6– < 0.8)

Q4(≥ 0.8– < 1.1)

Q5(≥ 1.1)

P-value

N

30631

30631

30626

30631

30644

 

Age(years)

36.6 ± 12.0

38.0 ± 13.0

39.3 ± 13.8

40.8 ± 14.3

43.2 ± 14.3

 < 0.001

Gender

 < 0.001

Female

24953 (81.5%)

21099 (68.9%)

17684 (57.7%)

13362 (43.6%)

8763 (28.6%)

 

Male

5678 (18.5%)

9532 (31.1%)

12942 (42.3%)

17269 (56.4%)

21881 (71.4%)

 

BMI(kg/m2)

20.2 ± 1.9

20.6 ± 2.0

21.0 ± 2.1

21.4 ± 2.0

22.2 ± 1.8

 < 0.001

GGT(U/L)

16.4 (13.0–24.0)

18.0 (14.0–25.0)

19.0 (15.0–27.0)

21.0 (16.0–30.8)

25.0 (19.0–38.0)

 < 0.001

ALT(U/L)

14.0 (10.0–20.0)

14.0 (11.0–20.6)

15.0 (11.0–22.0)

16.0 (12.0–23.6)

19.0 (14.0–26.0)

 < 0.001

AST(U/L)

20.0 (17.0–24.0)

20.0 (17.0–24.0)

20.0 (17.0–24.4)

21.0 (18.0–25.0)

22.0 (18.8–26.0)

 < 0.001

ALB(g/L)

44.4 ± 3.0

44.4 ± 3.0

44.5 ± 3.1

44.6 ± 3.0

44.8 ± 3.0

 < 0.001

GLB(g/L)

29.1 ± 3.7

29.3 ± 3.8

29.4 ± 3.8

29.4 ± 3.8

29.4 ± 3.8

0.001

TB(umol/L)

12.1 ± 5.1

12.0 ± 5.0

12.1 ± 5.0

12.1 ± 5.1

12.1 ± 5.1

 < 0.001

DBIL(umol/L)

1.9 (1.4–2.6)

1.9 (1.4–2.6)

1.9 (1.3–2.6)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

1.8 (1.2–2.5)

 < 0.001

BUN(mmol/L)

4.3 ± 1.2

4.3 ± 1.2

4.3 ± 1.3

4.4 ± 1.3

4.5 ± 1.3

 < 0.001

Scr(umol/L)

70.6 ± 14.7

74.1 ± 18.1

77.0 ± 22.9

80.6 ± 22.6

84.6 ± 26.3

 < 0.001

UA(umol/L)

231.9 ± 68.0

249.0 ± 74.6

266.3 ± 78.4

288.7 ± 81.8

321.2 ± 85.5

 < 0.001

FPG(mmol/L)

4.9 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.4

5.1 ± 0.5

5.1 ± 0.5

 < 0.001

TC(mmol/L)

4.5 ± 0.7

4.4 ± 0.7

4.4 ± 0.7

4.5 ± 0.7

4.6 ± 0.7

 < 0.001

TG(mmol/L)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.8 (1.5–2.2)

 < 0.001

HDL-C(mmol/L)

1.8 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

 < 0.001

LDL-C(mmol/L)

2.0 ± 0.5

2.1 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.4

 < 0.001

TG/HDL-C

0.4 (0.3–0.4)

0.5 (0.5–0.5)

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

1.5 (1.3–1.9)

 < 0.001

  1. Values are n (%) or mean ± SD or median (quartile)
  2. ALB albumin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, BMI body mass index, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Scr serum creatinine, DBIL direct bilirubin, TB total bilirubin, FPG fasting plasma glucose, GGT γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, GLB globulin, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, UA uric acid, TG/HDL-C triglyceride-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio