Insulin Resistance Indexes as Biomarkers of Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk among Adults from Peru
Table 1
General characteristics of participants by sex.
Variables
Overall (n = 291)
Men (n = 84)
Women (n = 207)
value
Age (years)
46 ± 10
47 ± 10
45 ± 10
0.129
Weight (kg)
67.8 ± 13.0
75.4 ± 13.9
64.8 ± 11.3
<0.001
SBP (mmHg)
108 ± 13
114 ± 13
106 ± 12
<0.001
DBP (mmHg)
69 ± 10
73 ± 12
67 ± 10
<0.001
WC (cm)
91.8 ± 10.7
96.0 ± 12.3
90.1 ± 9.6
<0.001
Glucose (mg/dL)
95.9 ± 32.8
100.8 ± 33.8
93.9 ± 32.3
0.001
HbA1c (%)
6.02 ± 1.03
6.10 ± 1.26
5.99 ± 0.92
0.890
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
192.9 ± 36.7
196.8 ± 37.9
191.3 ± 36.2
0.170
LDL-C (mg/dL)
114.6 ± 30.2
118.9 ± 31.4
112.8 ± 29.6
0.061
VLDL-C (mg/dL)
28.7 ± 12.7
31.4 ± 14.1
27.6 ± 12.0
0.035
HDL-C (mg/dL)
49.9 ± 10.3
47.18 ± 8.38
51.06 ± 10.82
0.003
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
151.1 ± 77.5
170.8 ± 92.2
143.1 ± 69.3
0.030
Chol/HDL-C
3.99 ± 1.03
4.24 ± 0.88
3.89 ± 1.08
<0.001
TG/HDL-C
3.20 ± 1.91
3.70 ± 2.06
3.00 ± 1.81
0.003
TyG
8.74 ± 0.58
8.89 ± 0.64
8.68 ± 0.54
0.004
Uric acid (mg/dL)
3.8 ± 1.0
4.7 ± 0.9
3.5 ± 0.9
<0.001
Smokera
≥1 cigarette/day
14 (4.8)
9 (4.3)
5 (6.0)
0.782
<1 cigarette/day
277 (95.2)
198 (95.7)
79 (94.0)
Diabetesa
Yes
38 (13.1)
28 (13.5)
10 (11.9)
0.857
No
253 (86.9)
179 (86.5)
74 (88.1)
BMIa
Normal
69 (23.7)
52 (25.1)
17 (20.2)
0.573
Overweight
143 (49.1)
98 (47.3)
45 (53.6)
Obesity
79 (27.1)
57 (27.5)
22 (26.2)
Alcohol consumptiona
<20 g/day
270 (92.8)
194 (93.7)
76 (90.5)
0.472
≥20 g/day
21 (7.2)
13 (6.3)
8 (9.5)
Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (%). SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL-C, low-density lipoproteins cholesterol; VLDL-C, very low-density lipoproteins cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoproteins cholesterol; Chol/HDL-C, total cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio; TG/HDL-C, triglycerides to HDL-cholesterol ratio; TyG, triglyceride glucose index; BMI, body mass index. aPrevalence.
