Concurrent smoking and alcohol consumers had higher triglyceride glucose indices than either only smokers or alcohol consumers: a cross-sectional study in Korea

Table 2 Metabolic characteristics of the high and normal TyG index groups

	KNHANES (2013–2018)		P	KOICA registry (2012–2016)		P
	Normal TyG (N = 9414)	High TyG (N = 1154)	P	Normal TyG (N = 8417)	High TyG (N = 1169)	P
SBP	109.1 ± 10.9	115.1 ± 10.2	<.001	113.3 ± 12.1	116.9 ± 11.2	<.001
DBP	71.8 ± 7.9	76.2 ± 7.4	<.001	69.3 ± 9.4	72.7 ± 8.7	<.001
BMI	22.2 ± 3.0	24.3 ± 3.2	<.001	22.8 ± 2.7	24.6 ± 2.6	<.001
WC	76.2 ± 8.8	83.7 ± 8.7	<.001
Glucose	90.7 ± 7.8	97.8 ± 9.2	<.001	88.3 ± 9.9	96.5 ± 9.4	<.001
TC	184.0 [165.0; 202.0]	202.0 [183.0; 218.0]	<.001	187.0 [168.6; 206.2]	205.6 [189.4; 220.6]	<.001
TG	74.0 [56.0; 98.0]	162.0 [148.0; 179.0]	<.001	78.0 [59.0; 103.0]	161.0 [148.0; 177.0]	<.001
HDL	57.4 [52.0; 64.9]	50.6 [44.9; 56.4]	<.001	58.0 [51.0; 67.0]	50.0 [45.0; 56.0]	<.001
LDL	108.9 [92.6; 126.3]	117.6 [98.4; 132.1]	<.001	111.0 [93.0; 129.0]	122.0 [107.0; 136.0]	<.001

The high TyG index group comprises subjects with a TyG index ≥8.8
SBP, DBP, BMI, WC, Glucose are presented as the mean and standard deviation
TC, TG, HDL, and LDL are presented as the median, 1st quartile, and 3rd quartile
KNHANES Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, KOICA Korean Initiatives on Coronary Artery Calcification, TyG Triglyceride glucose, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein

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