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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants

From: Triglyceride-glucose index is independently associated with fatty pancreas disease in Chinese elderly

 

Overall

(567)

FPD

(n = 412)

Non-FPD

(n = 155)

P value

Age(yr)

73.39 ± 5.14

73.48 ± 5.13

73.17 ± 5.17

0.487

Female(%)

311(54.85)

235(57.03)

76(49.03)

0.088

Height(kg)

156.26 ± 8.85

156.38 ± 8.56

155.95 ± 9.61

0.758

Weigth(cm)

61.37 ± 10.61

63.31 ± 10.68

56.21 ± 8.53

<0.001

BMI(kg/m2)

25.11 ± 3.71

25.86 ± 3.65

23.14 ± 3.09

<0.001

Normal weight(%)

194(34.21)

111(26.94)

83(53.55)

<0.001

Over weight(%)

250(44.09)

195(47.33)

55(35.48)

Obesity(%)

108(19.05)

99(24.03)

9(5.81)

SBP(mmHg)

145.40 ± 23.31

146.85 ± 23.59

141.53 ± 22.15

0.029

DBP(mmHg)

83.37 ± 11.48

83.97 ± 11.62

81.75 ± 10.99

0.040

FT3(pmol/L)

5.06 ± 0.90

5.02 ± 0.63

5.17 ± 1.37

0.548

FT4 pmol/L

17.58 ± 2.45

17.59 ± 2.45

17.55 ± 2.46

0.616

TSH(mIU/ml)

2.62(1.76–3.84)

2.59(1.78–3.84)

2.66(1.61–3.86)

0.897

Hypothyroidism(%)

106(18.69)

79(19.17)

27(17.42)

0.464

Hyperthyroidism(%)

2(0.35)

2(0.49)

0(0)

Euthyroid(%)

459(80.95)

331(80.33)

128(82.58)

FBG(mmol/L)

5.25(4.77–5.90)

5.37(4.89–6.13)

4.99(4.52–5.44)

<0.001

TC(mmol/L)

4.72(4.06–5.39)

4.75(4.05–5.43)

4.69(4.09–5.32)

0.477

TG(mmol/L)

1.20(0.87–1.66)

1.33(0.97–1.75)

0.95(0.76–1.30)

<0.001

HDL-C(mmol/L)

1.28(1.08–1.51)

1.26(1.04–1.45)

1.36(1.18–1.66)

<0.001

LDL-C(mmol/L)

2.72(2.10–3.25)

2.75(2.08–3.29)

2.61(2.17–3.16)

0.434

TyG index

6.98 ± 0.61

7.09 ± 0.61

6.68 ± 0.49

<0.001

NAFLD(%)

146(25.75)

139(33.74)

7(4.52)

<0.001

Hypertension(%)

382(67.37)

289(70.15)

93(60.00)

0.022

Dyslipidemia(%)

334(58.91)

257(62.37)

77(49.68)

0.006

Non-smokers(%)

451(79.54)

332(80.58)

119(76.77)

0.603

Current smokers(%)

78(13.76)

54(13.11)

24(15.48)

Ex-smokers(%)

38(6.70)

26(6.31)

12(7.74)

Non-drinkers(%)

503(88.71)

371(90.05)

132(85.16)

0.151

Occasional drinkers(%)

33(5.82)

23(5.58)

10(6.45)

Ex-drinkers(%)

31(5.47)

18(4.37)

13(8.39)

  1. BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; SCH, subclinical hypothyroidism; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TyG, triglyceride-glucose; FPD, fatty pancreas disease; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease