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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Gender differences in the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose index and serum Klotho concentrations among the middle-aged and elderly: a cross-sectional analysis

Variables

Male

(N = 3147)

Female

(N = 3426)

P-value

Age (years)

56.26 ± 10.38

56.59 ± 10.54

P = 0.1916

Race (%)

  

P = 0.1572

Non-Hispanic White

74.56

73.05

 

Non-Hispanic Black

7.80

9.47

 

American Mexican

6.22

6.59

 

Other Hispanic

5.05

4.68

 

Other races

6.37

6.22

 

PIR (%)

  

P < 0.0001

≤ 1.3

15.93

19.48

 

> 1.3 and ≤ 3.5

31.83

33.94

 

> 3.5

52.25

46.58

 

BMI (%)

  

P < 0.0001

Normal (< 25 kg/m2)

20.57

28.30

 

Overweight (25–30 kg/m2)

41.72

30.32

 

Obesity (≥ 30 kg/m2)

37.71

41.38

 

Waist circumference (cm)

104.79 ± 14.43

98.93 ± 15.87

P < 0.0001

Education (%)

  

P = 0.5767

Less than High school

17.13

16.30

 

High school

20.70

21.92

 

College or above

62.16

61.74

 

Smoking (%)

  

P < 0.0001

Never

43.87

57.89

 

Former

36.78

25.55

 

Current

19.35

16.56

 

Alcohol (%)

  

P < 0.0001

< 12 drinks/year

13.66

32.54

 

≥ 12 drinks/year

86.34

67.46

 

Diabetes (%)

  

P < 0.0001

Yes

21.06

17.11

 

No

78.94

82.89

 

Hypertension (%)

  

P = 0.7308

Yes

42.89

42.47

 

No

57.11

57.53

 

CHF (%)

  

P = 0.0045

Yes

3.77

2.86

 

No

95.93

97.10

 

CHD (%)

  

P < 0.0001

Yes

6.39

2.62

 

No

93.27

97.03

 

Angina (%)

  

P = 0.0365

Yes

3.27

2.24

 

No

96.54

97.59

 

Heart attack (%)

  

P < 0.0001

Yes

6.65

2.96

 

No

93.28

96.87

 

Stroke (%)

  

P = 0.0733

Yes

3.11

3.57

 

No

96.66

96.39

 

Cancer (%)

  

P = 0.6690

Yes

12.76

13.09

 

No

87.15

86.75

 

COPD (%)

  

P = 0.8478

Yes

4.88

4.44

 

No

95.07

95.53

 

Hypoglycemic drugs or insulin users (%)

  

P = 0.0168

Yes

5.80

4.49

 

No

94.20

95.51

 

Lipid-lowering drug users (%)

  

P < 0.0001

Yes

29.24

23.48

 

No

70.76

76.52

 

HDL-C (mg/dL)

49.24 ± 14.63

60.71 ± 17.96

P < 0.0001

LDL-C (mg/dL)

116.18 ± 35.98

120.81 ± 35.54

P < 0.0001

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

88.95 ± 20.42

86.40 ± 18.53

P < 0.0001

TyG index

8.77 ± 0.63

8.62 ± 0.61

P < 0.0001

Klotho (pg/ml)

822.88 ± 280.41

870.02 ± 316.13

P < 0.0001

  1. BMI: Body mass index; PIR: Poverty income ratio; CHF: Congestive heart failure; CHD: Coronary heart disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate