Research Article

Association between the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype and Prediabetes in Chinese Adults Aged 40 Years and Older

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants in four phenotype groups ().

VariablesNWNTHTGEWHTGWTotal value
()()()()()

Age (year)55.3 ± 7.955.2 ± 7.156.2 ± 7.856.4 ± 7.255.8 ± 7.7<0.001
Gender, (%)<0.001
 Men1909 (37.5)672 (52.6)864 (21.3)656 (28.2)4101 (32.1)
 Women3180 (62.5)605 (47.4)3197 (78.7)1674 (71.8)8656 (67.9)
Race, n (%)0.644
 Han4858 (95.5)1218 (95.4)3852 (94.9)2206 (94.7)12134 (95.1)
 Others231 (4.5)59 (4.6)209 (5.1)124 (5.3)623 (4.9)
Educational status, (%)<0.001
 Primary school or below209 (4.1)42 (3.3)366 (9.0)142 (6.1)759 (5.9)
 Middle school1463 (28.7)378 (29.6)1381 (34.0)829 (35.6)4051 (31.8)
 High school2436 (47.9)599 (46.9)1751 (43.1)1012 (43.5)5798 (45.5)
 College or above981 (19.3)258 (20.2)563 (13.9)347 (14.9)2149 (16.8)
Current smokers, (%)933 (18.4)384 (30.1)443 (10.9)413 (17.8)2173 (17.0)<0.001
Current drinker, (%)572 (11.3)223 (17.5)315 (7.8)210 (9.0)1320 (10.3)<0.001
Physical activity, (%)0.002
 Low942 (18.5)248 (19.5)666 (16.4)454 (19.5)2310 (18.1)
 Moderate3538 (69.5)888 (69.5)2930 (72.1)1647 (70.7)9003 (70.6)
 High609 (12.0)141 (11.0)465 (11.5)229 (9.8)1444 (11.3)
Family history of diabetes, (%)935 (18.4)243 (19.0)738 (18.2)400 (17.2)2316 (18.2)0.301
BMI (kg/m2)23.2 ± 2.524.3 ± 2.327.3 ± 3.127.8 ± 2.925.4 ± 3.4<0.001
 Overweight, (%)1797 (35.3)637 (49.9)2093 (51.5)1146 (49.2)5673 (44.5)<0.001
 Obesity, (%)103 (2.0)65 (5.1)1477 (36.4)1008 (43.3)2653 (20.8)<0.001
WC (cm)76.3 ± 6.479.5 ± 5.988.2 ± 6.889.8 ± 6.882.9 ± 8.9<0.001
HC (cm)90.2 ± 5.191.1 ± 4.997.9 ± 6.398.4 ± 6.294.3 ± 6.9<0.001
WHR0.8 ± 0.10.9 ± 0.10.9 ± 0.10.9 ± 0.10.9 ± 0.1<0.001
SBP (mmHg)126.8 ± 16.1131.5 ± 15.7131.5 ± 16.5134.1 ± 16.2130.0 ± 16.4<0.001
DBP (mmHg)73.6 ± 9.477.1 ± 9.776.1 ± 9.878.4 ± 9.375.6 ± 9.7<0.001
Hypertension, (%)851 (16.7)258 (20.2)1172 (28.9)762 (32.7)3043 (23.9)<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)5.3 ± 0.55.4 ± 0.55.4 ± 0.55.5 ± 0.55.4 ± 0.5<0.001
2 h-PG (mmol/L)6.4 ± 1.56.9 ± 1.77.0 ± 1.67.3 ± 1.66.8 ± 1.7<0.001
HbA1c (%)5.7 ± 0.55.8 ± 0.55.8 ± 0.45.8 ± 0.55.8 ± 0.5<0.001
Prediabetes, (%)1089 (21.4)435 (34.1)1334 (32.8)982 (42.1)3840 (30.1)<0.001
 IFG, (%)203 (3.9)61 (4.8)162 (4.0)118 (5.1)544 (4.3)
 IGT, (%)740 (14.5)278 (21.8)929 (22.9)661 (28.4)2608 (20.4)
 IFG + IGT, (%)146 (2.9)96 (7.5)243 (5.9)203 (8.7)688 (5.4)
TC (mmol/L)5.1 ± 1.55.7 ± 1.85.2 ± 0.95.6 ± 1.05.3 ± 1.3<0.001
TG (mmol/L)1.0 ± 0.32.8 ± 1.71.1 ± 0.32.7 ± 1.31.5 ± 1.1<0.001
HDL-c (mmol/L)1.6 ± 0.51.2 ± 0.31.5 ± 0.41.2 ± 0.31.5 ± 0.4<0.001
LDL-c (mmol/L)3.1 ± 0.83.4 ± 0.93.2 ± 0.73.5 ± 0.83.2 ± 0.8<0.001

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD or (%). NWNT: normal waist-normal triglycerides; HTG: normal waist-elevated triglycerides; EW: enlarged waist-normal triglycerides; HTGW: hypertriglyceridemic waist; FHD: family history of diabetes; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; 2 h-PG: two-hour postloading plasma glucose blood glucose; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. compared with NWNT.