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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the cohort (n = 3172)

From: High triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio is associated with silent brain infarcts in a healthy population

 

Total

Male

(n = 1713)

Female

(n = 1459)

Age, y [IQR]

56 [50–63]

56 [50–63]

57 [51–63]

Sex, male, n (%)

1713 (54.0)

N/A

N/A

Body mass index, kg/m2 [IQR]

24.03 [22.11–25.96]

24.48 [22.73–26.35]

23.47 [21.53–25.43]

Hypertension, n (%)

712 (22.4)

420 (24.5)

292 (20.0)

Diabetes, n (%)

437 (13.8)

390 (16.9)

147 (10.1)

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

808 (25.5)

403 (23.5)

405 (27.8)

Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

124 (3.9)

73 (4.3)

51 (3.5)

Current smoking, n (%)

489 (15.4)

445 (26.0)

44 (3.0)

Current alcohol use, n (%)

1539 (48.5)

1148 (67.0)

391 (26.8)

On antiplatelet medication, n (%)

326 (10.3)

210 (12.3)

116 (8.0)

On antihypertensive, n (%)

699 (22.0)

371 (21.7)

328 (22.5)

On statin, n (%)

256 (8.1)

143 (8.3)

113 (7.7)

Fasting glucose, mg/dL [IQR]

91 [85–101]

93 [86–104]

90 [84–99]

Total cholesterol, mg/dL [IQR]

198 [174–223]

194 [172–219]

202 [178–227]

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL [IQR]

124 [101–147]

123 [101–147]

126 [102–148]

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL [IQR]

53 [45–63]

49 [42–58]

57 [49–67]

Triglycerides, mg/dL [IQR]

100 [73–144]

110 [78–159]

91 [69–125]

TG/HDL cholesterol ratio [IQR]

1.87 [1.23–3.02]

2.21 [1.43–3.56]

1.56 [1.09–2.42]

TC/TG ratio [IQR]

1.95 [1.36–2.67]

1.74 [1.23–2.44]

2.21 [1.60–2.94]

White blood cells, ×  103/μL [IQR]

5.31 [4.40–6.37]

5.61 [4.66–6.82]

5.03 [4.15–5.98]

hs-CRP, mg/dL [IQR]

0.04 [0.01–0.15]

0.06 [0.01–0.16]

0.03 [0.01–0.13]

Silent brain infarct, n (%)

263 (8.3)

146 (8.5)

117 (8.0)

Intracranial atherosclerosis, n (%)

95 (3.0)

51 (3.0)

44 (3.0)

  1. LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein