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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants stratified by sex

From: Association between the TyG index and TG/HDL-C ratio as insulin resistance markers and the risk of colorectal cancer

Variables

Overall

Women

Men

P-value

n (%)

93,659

18,988

74,671

 

Age (year)

51.44 ± 12.45

48.67 ± 11.46

52.24 ± 12.60

< 0.001

FBG (mmol/L)

5.48 ± 1.68

5.32 ± 1.63

5.52 ± 1.69

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.55 ± 0.40

1.59 ± 0.39

1.54 ± 0.39

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.27(0.90,1.93)

1.18(0.82,1.75)

1.30(0.92,1.98)

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.95 ± 1.15

4.98 ± 0.06

4.94 ± 0.10

< 0.001

Hs-CRP (mg/L)

0.80(0.30,2.06)

0.80(0.30,2.28)

0.80(0.30,2.00)

0.002

BMI (Kg/m2)

25.05 ± 3.50

24.66 ± 3.81

25.15 ± 3.41

< 0.001

WC (cm)

86.90 ± 9.99

82.89 ± 10.70

87.92 ± 9.53

< 0.001

TyG index

8.66 ± 0.69

8.53 ± 0.68

8.69 ± 0.69

< 0.001

TG/HDL-C ratio

0.85(0.57,1.36)

0.76(0.51,1.17)

0.88(0.59,1.41)

< 0.001

Reported income (Â¥)

   

< 0.001

  <  600

27,001(28.83)

3593(18.92)

23,408(31.35)

 

 600–800

53,246(56.85)

12,411(65.36)

40,835(54.69)

 

 800–1000

7170(7.66)

1437(7.57)

5733(7.68)

 

  > 1000

6242(6.66)

1547(8.15)

4695(6.29)

 

Marital status (%)

   

< 0.001

 Never

1586(1.69)

358(1.89)

1228(1.64)

 

 Married

88,369(94.35)

17,645(92.93)

70,724(94.71)

 

 Divorced

803(0.86)

264(1.39)

539(0.72)

 

 Widowed

1920(2.05)

539(2.84)

1381(1.85)

 

 Remarried.

981(1.05)

182(0.96)

799(1.07)

 

Educational background (%)

   

< 0.001

 Never

1143(1.22)

81(0.43)

1062(1.42)

 

 Primary school

8981(9.59)

874(4.60)

8107(10.86)

 

 Middle school

64,837(69.23)

12,546(66.07)

52,291(70.03)

 

 High school

12,230(13.06)

3404(17.93)

8826(11.82)

 

 College graduate or above

6468(6.91)

2083(10.97)

4385(5.87)

 

Physical exercise (%)

   

< 0.001

 Never

8138(8.69)

893(4.70)

7245(9.70)

 

 Occasionally

70,873(75.67)

15,550(81.89)

55,323(74.09)

 

 Regularly

14,648(15.64)

2545(13.40)

12,103(16.21)

 

Smoking status (%)

   

< 0.001

 Never

56,067(59.86)

18,549(97.69)

37,518(50.24)

 

 Past

5324(5.68)

82(0.43)

5242(7.02)

 

 Moderate

3320(3.54)

89(0.47)

3231(4.33)

 

 Severe

28,948(30.91)

268(1.41)

28,680(38.41)

 

Drinking status (%)

   

< 0.001

 Never

55,263(59.00)

17,670(93.06)

37,593(50.34)

 

 Past

3624(3.87)

80(0.42)

3544(4.75)

 

Moderate

18,012(19.23)

1144(6.02)

16,868(22.59)

 

 Severe

16,760(17.89)

94(0.50)

16,666(22.32)

 

Sedentary lifestyle (%)

   

< 0.001

  < 4 hours/day

70,028(74.77)

13,997(73.71)

56,031(75.04)

 

 4–8 hours/day

20,593(21.99)

4281(22.55)

16,312(21.85)

 

  > 8 hours/day

3038(3.24)

710(3.74)

2328(3.12)

 

High-fat diets (%)

   

< 0.001

 Seldom

7936(8.47)

1817(9.57)

6119(8.19)

 

 Occasionally

77,097(82.32)

16,233(85.49)

60,864(81.51)

 

 Regularly

8626(9.21)

938(4.94)

7688(10.30)

 

Salt intake (%)

   

< 0.001

 Low (< 6 g/day)

8637(9.23)

1764(9.30)

6873(9.21)

 

 Intermediate (6–10 g/day)

74,886(80.00)

15,925(83.92)

58,961(79.00)

 

 High (> 10 g/day)

10,088(10.78)

1288(6.79)

8800(11.79)

 

Family history of cancer (%)

3428(3.66)

867(4.57)

2561(3.43)

0.828

Diabetes mellitus (%)

8501(9.08)

1480(7.79)

7021(9.40)

< 0.001

Hypertension (%)

40,861(43.63)

6075(31.99)

34,786(46.59)

< 0.001

  1. Hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, FBG fasting blood glucose HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, WC waist circumference, TC total cholesterol, AVI visceral adiposity index, TyG fasting triglyceride-glucose