Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants according to quartile of TG/HDL-C in pre-diabetes patients aged 35–70 years

Age (years)

52.63 ± 9.97

53.01 ± 8.78

53.22 ± 8.89

51.43 ± 9.16

0.236

Sex

 Male

70 (36.8)

73 (38.6)

68 (35.8)

98 (51.9)

0.004

 Women

120 (63.2)

116 (61.4)

122 (64.2)

91 (48.1)

Marital status

 Single

39 (20.5)

22 (11.6)

28 (14.7)

24 (12.7)

0.070

 Married

151 (79.5)

167 (88.4)

162 (85.3)

165 (87.3)

Education (year)

3.76 ± 3.82

3.47 ± 3.72

3.78 ± 3.74

4.07 ± 3.78

0.490

Socioeconomic status

 Low

77 (40.5)

82 (43.4)

68 (35.8)

83 (43.9)

0.488

 Moderate

41 (21.6)

31 (16.4)

41 (21.6)

30 (15.9)

 High

72 (37.9)

76 (40.2)

81 (42.6)

76 (40.2)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.05 ± 4.98

26.58 ± 5.03

28.41 ± 5.31

28.07 ± 4.44

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

91.69 ± 12.21

96.02 ± 12.96

100.21 ± 11.82

100.01 ± 10.70

< 0.001

Hip circumference(cm)

98.19 ± 9.50

100.55 ± 9.98

103.43 ± 9.94

102.43 ± 8.41

< 0.001

Smoking

 Yes

38 (20.0)

47 (24.9)

44 (23.2)

44 (23.3)

0.719

 No

152 (80.0)

142 (75.1)

146 (76.8)

145 (76.7)

Glucose (mg/dL)

113.90 ± 26.97

114.00 ± 27.79

114.96 ± 25.23

119.04 ± 34.79

0.264

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

177.07 ± 36.16

191.85 ± 36.76

206.20 ± 38.45

218.07 ± 50.45

< 0.001

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

66.98 ± 20.28

52.65 ± 12.40

46.18 ± 9.26

40.10 ± 8.46

< 0.001

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

108.36 ± 32.58

117.33 ± 34.12

122.80 ± 34.60

115.25 ± 40.78

0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

75.12 ± 21.81

111.43 ± 26.68

147.73 ± 31.75

283.13 ± 166.17

< 0.001

Dyslipidemia

 Yes

19 (10.0)

23 (12.2)

29 (15.3)

44 (23.3)

0.002

 No

171 (90.0)

166 (87.8)

161 (84.7)

145 (76.7)

Hypertension

 Yes

42 (22.1)

63 (33.3)

64 (34.7)

56 (29.6)

0.034

 No

148 (77.9)

126 (66.7)

124 (65.3)

133 (70.4)