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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of participants

From: Triglyceride–glucose index (TyG index) is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study

 

Total (n = 27,921)

Sex, men/women

16,434/11,487

Age, yrs

45.7 (10.1)

BMI, kg/m2

22.6 (3.3)

WC, cm

78.1 (9.6)

Ex-smoker

6185 (22.2)

Current-smoker

6921 (24.9)

Regular exerciser

4984 (18.0)

Light alcohol consumer

2984 (10.8)

Moderate alcohol consumer

2577 (9.3)

Heavy alcohol consumer

2198 (8.0)

Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L

5.3 (0.7)

HbA1c, %

5.3 (0.6)

HbA1c, mmol/mol

34.6 (5.4)

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.0 (0.9)

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

5.2 (0.9)

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.4 (0.4)

AST, IU/L

19.5 (9.7)

ALT, IU/L

21.5 (15.2)

GGT, IU/L

23.6 (25.3)

SBP, mmHg

117.7 (16.4)

DBP, mmHg

73.6 (11.2)

Creatinine, Creatinine, μmol/L

73.0 (22.8)

TyG index

8.2 (0.7)

  1. ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase, BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, GGT γ-glutamyltransferase, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL high density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, TyG index triglyceride–glucose index, WC waist circumference
  2. Data are mean (SD) or number