Table 2 Characteristics of participants by triglycerides (TG) and non-HDL-cholesterol status

n

1153

484

894

1178

Age (years)

48.0 (40.0–55.0)

54.0 (46.0–63.0) ^*

51.0 (42.0–58.0) ^*

50.0 (41.0–59.0)^†

Body mass index (kg/m²)

25.5 (24.1–27.2)

25.6 (24.1–27.5)

26.0 (24.3–27.7)

25.2 (23.7–27.1)^‡

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

122.0 (117.0–134.0)

128.0 (120.0–138.0)^*

130.0 (120.0–140.0)^*

123.0 (116.0–135.0)^†‡

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80.0 (74.0–90.0)

80.0 (75.0–90.0)

80.0 (77.0–90.0)

80.0 (70.0–87.0)

Fasting plasma glucose(mmol/l)

5.1 (4.8–5.5)

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

5.2 (4.8–5.7)

5.1 (4.7–5.5)

Uric acid (mmol/l)

5.3 (4.6–6.3)

5.9 (5.2–6.7)^*

5.9 (5.2–6.9)^*

5.4 (4.6–6.2)^†‡

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

22.0 (16.0–32.0)

25.0 (18.0–35.0)^*

29.0 (20.0–43.0)^*

29.0 (20.0–41.0)^*†

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

158.3 (145.2–167.2)

201.2 (188.4–217.4)^*

205.4 (188.0–227.8)^*

159.8 (147.1–171.0)^*†‡

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

94.7 (70.8–117.7)

112.4 (92.0–130.1)^*

221.2 (181.4–292.9)^*†

202.7 (172.6–255.8)^*†‡

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

88.0 (74.5–99.6)

135.5 (124.3–149.4)^*

124.7 (107.3–145.2)^*†

99.6 (87.3–111.6)^*†‡

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

40.5 (35.5–45.6)

51.4 (45.2–59.1)^*

45.2 (39.8–51.4)^*†

49.0 (43.2–56.4)^*†‡

Non-HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

110.2 (96.9–120.5)

146.7 (137.1–162.5)^*

158.9 (143.6–180.3)^*†

117.8 (106.2–123.2)^*†‡