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Table 1 Clinical features according to the ratio of TG/HDL-C

From: Relationship between serum triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and sarcopenia occurrence rate in community-dwelling Chinese adults

Variables

Total (N = 2613)

TG/HDL-C ratio

P value

Low (N = 1266)

High (N = 1347)

Age (years)

48 (18–91)

47 (18–91)

49 (21–83)

< 0.01

Gender(%)

 Male

1614 (61.80)

564 (44.50)

1050 (78.00)

< 0.01

 Female

999 (38.20)

702 (55.50)

297 (22.00)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

23.81 (15.05–43.02)

22.41 (15.05–32.63)

24.92 (16.44–43.02)

< 0.01

Overweight(%)

886 (33.90)

240 (19.00)

646 (48.00)

< 0.01

ASM (kg)

20.14 (8.90–32.98)

17.69 (8.90–28.73)

21.56 (11.67–32.98)

< 0.01

SMI (kg/m2)

7.27 (4.35–11.50)

6.70 (4.35–9.38)

7.64 (4.99–11.50)

< 0.01

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

124 (77–196)

121 (77–194)

126 (86–196)

< 0.01

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74 (40–119)

71 (40–111)

76 (41–119)

< 0.01

Blood and biochemical parameters

 Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

86.40 (54.00–327.60)

84.60 (54.00–246.60)

88.20 (55.80–327.60)

< 0.01

 Glycated hemoglobin(%)

5.40 (3.30–16.70)

5.30 (3.90–11.90)

5.50 (3.30–16.70)

< 0.01

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

199.87 (85.83–402.84)

194.07 (85.83–400.52)

206.44 (103.22–402.84)

< 0.01

 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

119.85 (30.54–301.16)

115.01 (30.54–301.16)

124.49 (42.53–272.94)

< 0.01

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

45.23 (17.40–108.25)

53.74 (25.90–108.25)

39.43 (17.40–74.23)

< 0.01

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)

127.44 (35.40–1896.56)

88.50 (35.40–247.80)

192.93 (82.31–1896.56)

< 0.01

 Uric acid (μmol/L)

5.76 (1.73–12.89)

5.09 (1.73–11.51)

6.375 (2.81–12.89)

< 0.01

 Albumin(g/dL)

4.44 (2.97–5.60)

4.43 (3.32–5.60)

4.45 (2.97–5.48)

< 0.01

 Leukocyte count (×10^9/L)

5.88 (1.74–14.72)

5.44 (1.74–14.33)

6.25 (2.90–14.72)

< 0.01

 Hemoglobin(g/dL)

146 (42–191)

139 (42–181)

151 (77–191)

< 0.01

 Platelet(×10^9/L)

229 (31–638)

230 (31–638)

227 (90–489)

0.194

Clinical parameters

 Smoking(%)

  Never

1922 (73.6)

1052 (83.1)

870 (64.6)

< 0.01

  Past

60 (2.3)

21 (1.7)

39 (2.9)

0.04

  Current

631 (24.1)

193 (15.2)

438 (32.5)

< 0.01

 Heavy drink(%)

361 (13.8)

121 (9.6)

240 (17.8)

< 0.01

 Diabetes mellitus (%)

257 (9.8)

61 (4.8)

196 (14.6)

< 0.01

 Hypertension(%)

726 (27.8)

292 (23.1)

434 (32.2)

< 0.01

  1. BMI Body mass index, ASM Appendicular skeletal muscle mass, SMI Skeletal muscle mass index