Table 1 Characteristics according to quartile of TyG index

N

1,398,211

1,398,062

1,398,102

1,398,759

Age (yeas)

51.62 ± 9.83

52.74 ± 10.04

53.59 ± 10.17

54.12 ± 10.26

< 0.001^†

 ≧ 65

176,028 (12.59)

204,473 (14.63)

228,776 (16.36)

245,491 (17.55)

< 0.001^†

Sex (male; n)

706,479 (50.53)

706,813 (50.56)

706,287 (50.52)

706,769 (50.53)

0.9243

Body mass index (kg/m²)

22.64 ± 2.69

23.42 ± 2.83

24.1 ± 2.9

24.89 ± 2.95

< 0.001^†

 ≧ 25 kg/m²

250,943 (17.95)

375,229 (26.84)

494,765 (35.39)

645,970 (46.18)

< 0.001^†

Waist circumference (cm)

77.19 ± 7.97

79.52 ± 8.22

81.47 ± 8.2

83.69 ± 8.01

< 0.001^†

 Men ≧ 90 and women ≧ 85

130,078 (9.3)

216,825 (15.51)

307,971 (22.03)

434,265 (31.05)

< 0.001^†

Regular physical activity

310,405 (22.2)

284,886 (20.38)

269,826 (19.3)

249,608 (17.84)

< 0.001^†

Low socioeconomic status

387,421 (27.71)

378,852 (27.1)

372,515 (26.64)

375,476 (26.84)

< 0.001^‡

Smoking

< 0.001^†

 Non-smoker

926,718 (66.28)

894,479 (63.98)

871,643 (62.34)

838,042 (59.91)

 Ex-smoker

216,828 (15.51)

215,518 (15.42)

214,958 (15.37)

204,220 (14.6)

 Current smoker

254,665 (18.21)

288,065 (20.6)

311,501 (22.28)

356,497 (25.49)

Alcohol drinking

< 0.001^†

 None

799,786 (57.91)

797,857 (57.74)

790,344 (57.2)

758,877 (54.89)

 Moderate

505,002 (36.57)

495,360 (35.85)

487,941 (35.31)

482,949 (34.93)

 Heavy

76,276 (5.52)

88,572 (6.41)

103,528 (7.49)

140,726 (10.18)

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119.46 ± 14.63

122.09 ± 14.85

124.3 ± 15

127.27 ± 15.33

< 0.001^†

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74.45 ± 9.89

76.14 ± 9.95

77.52 ± 9.98

79.37 ± 10.13

< 0.001^†

 Glucose (mg/dL)

89.09 ± 10.78

93.2 ± 11.89

96.48 ± 13.79

105.09 ± 25.23

< 0.001^†

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

184.69 ± 30.82

194.79 ± 31.85

202.22 ± 33.17

211.45 ± 36.25

< 0.001^†

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

60.22 ± 16.69

56.83 ± 17.29

53.98 ± 18.81

50.13 ± 22.57

< 0.001^†

 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

111.91 ± 28.82

118.8 ± 30.36

121.66 ± 31.92

115.37 ± 36.46

< 0.001^†

 Triglycerides* (mg/dL)

60.77 (60.74–60.79)

94.78 (94.75–94.81)

132.28 (132.24–132.33)

222.65 (222.51–222.79)

< 0.001^†

 Type 2 diabetes

6080 (0.43)

17,499 (1.25)

39,487 (2.82)

145,799 (10.42)

< 0.001^†

 Hypertension

253,013 (18.1)

332,933 (23.81)

407,314 (29.13)

511,203 (36.55)

< 0.001^†

 Dyslipidemia

60,164 (4.3)

112,443 (8.04)

173,081 (12.38)

279,795 (20)

< 0.001^†

 Chronic kidney disease

63,434 (4.54)

78,204 (5.59)

91,013 (6.51)

109,586 (7.83)

< 0.001^†