The TG/HDL-C Ratio Might Be a Surrogate for Insulin Resistance in Chinese Nonobese Women
Table 1
Characteristics of the individuals.
Variables
Male
Female
value
Age (years)
63.8 ± 6.2
61.5 ± 6.8
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
23.3 ± 2.9
23.5 ± 3.4
0.512
WC (cm)
83.3 ± 9.3
79.6 ± 9.9
<0.001
HC (cm)
94.8 ± 6.2
94.3 ± 6.9
0.416
WC/HC
0.9 ± 0.1
0.8 ± 0.1
<0.001
SBP (mmHg)
136.3 ± 17.9
131.7 ± 19.9
0.005
DBP (mmHg)
80.5 ± 10.1
78.0 ± 10.1
0.004
Prevalence of hypertension (%)
50.8
45.2
0.199
Smoking (%)
42.2
0.4
<0.001
Alcohol intake (%)
22.8
0.4
<0.001
TC (mmol/L)
4.7 ± 0.8
5.1 ± 0.8
<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.0 ± 0.8
3.0 ± 0.7
0.868
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.4 (1.2, 1.6)
1.6 ± 0.3
<0.001
TG (mmol/L)
1.4 (1.1, 2.0)
1.7 (1.2, 2.2)
<0.001
TG/HDL-C
1.0 (0.7, 1.5)
1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
0.467
TC/HDL-C
3.5 ± 0.7
3.3 ± 0.6
0.003
hsCRP (mg/L)
0.9 (0.4, 2.1)
1.0 (0.5, 2.2)
0.359
FPG (mmol/L)
4.5 ± 0.7
4.6 ± 0.6
0.218
Insulin (mU/L)
4.7 (3.4, 6.6)
5.5 (4.0, 7.9)
<0.001
HOMA-IR
1.0 (0.7, 1.4)
1.1 (0.8, 1.6)
<0.001
Prevalence of insulin resistance (%)
15.2
27.4
0.001
Data are presented as means ± SD, median (interquartile range), or percentage. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; TG: triglyceride; hsCRP: high sensitivity creactive protein; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment method of insulin resistance.
