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Table 1 Weighted baseline characteristics according to triglyceride-glucose index quartile

From: The association between triglyceride glucose index and depression: data from NHANES 2005–2018

TyG index quartile

Total

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

N

13,350

3097

3317

3451

3485

Age (years) group

  < 60

74.20

82.40

74.20

71.20

69.40

  > =60

25.80

17.60

25.80

28.80

30.60

Sex

 Male

51.50

40.70

49.80

54.50

60.50

 Female

48.50

59.30

50.20

45.50

39.50

Race

 Mexican American

8.10

5.90

7.10

8.90

10.30

 Other Hispanic

5.30

5.20

5.20

5.40

5.50

 Non-Hispanic White

70.50

66.40

720

71.20

72.10

 Non-Hispanic Black

9.90

15.80

10.40

7.30

6.10

 Other Race

6.30

6.70

5.20

7.20

60

Education level

 Less than 9th grade

4.40

2.70

3.70

4.80

6.50

 9-11th grade

10.30

7.50

10.20

11.30

12.10

 High school graduate/GED or equivalent

23.20

19.50

22.90

24.30

26.0

 Some college or AA degree

31.80

32.30

30.80

310

32.90

 College graduate or above

30.30

37.90

32.30

28.60

22.60

Household income

 0–130% FPL

19.50

18.50

190

19.90

20.80

  > 130–350% FPL

35.80

34.10

34.90

37.10

37.10

  > 350% FPL

44.70

47.40

46.10

430

42.10

BMI status

 Normal or low weight

300

51.90

34.50

22.60

11.60

 Overweight

33.30

280

36.20

34.70

34.20

 Obese

36.60

20.10

29.30

42.60

54.30

Smoking status

 Never

50.10

58.90

51.60

48.10

420

 Former

28.10

23.40

26.40

29.10

33.40

 Current

21.80

17.70

21.90

22.80

24.60

Drinking status

 None

17.50

12.20

16.40

190

22.10

 Light

44.40

47.30

43.50

44.20

42.40

 Moderate

24.40

28.70

25.40

22.60

210

 Heavy

13.80

11.80

14.70

14.10

14.50

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

126.4 (1.4)

53.9 (0.4)

86.9 (0.3)

126.7 (0.6)

242.8 (3.3)

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

54.3 (0.2)

64.6 (0.5)

57.5 (0.4)

51.4 (0.3)

43.7 (0.3)

Glucose (mg/dL)

106.0 (0.4)

94.5 (0.3)

99.9 (0.3)

104.9 (0.4)

125.7 (1.0)

Diabetes

 Yes

9.20

2.10

4.30

8.20

22.20

 No

88.60

96.90

94.10

88.60

74.70

 Borderline

2.20

10

1.60

3.20

3.20

coronary heart disease

 Yes

3.60

20

2.90

4.30

5.30

 No

96.40

80

97.10

95.70

94.70

liver condition

 Yes

4.10

2.70

3.30

4.20

6.30

 No

95.90

97.30

96.70

95.80

93.70

congestive heart failure

 Yes

2.50

1.40

20

2.50

40

 No

97.50

98.60

980

97.50

960

cancer or malignancy

 Yes

9.90

7.60

10.60

9.50

11.80

 No

90.10

92.40

89.40

90.50

88.20

Depression

 No

92.50

93.90

93.60

92.80

89.70

 Yes

7.50

6.10

6.40

7.20

10.30

  1. Values are means ± SE or percentages. All estimates were weighted to be nationally representative