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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the military young and middle-aged population

From: A comparison of various insulin resistance indices and the possibility of hypertension in military adults: CHIEF study

 

Those without hypertension

(N = 3,056)

Those with hypertension

(N = 1,024)

p-value

Insulin resistance index

   

 TyG index

8.30 ± 0.55

8.56 ± 0.61

< 0.001

 TG/HDL-C

2.31 ± 2.67

3.22 ± 3.89

< 0.001

 METS-IR

2.00 ± 0.21

2.10 ± 0.23

< 0.001

 ZJU index

125.42 ± 16.08

131.67 ± 17.46

< 0.001

Stage I hypertension

   

 Isolated systolic hypertension, %

0

364 (35.5)

 

 Isolated diastolic hypertension, %

0

212 (20.7)

 

 Combined hypertension, %

0

163 (15.9)

 

Stage II hypertension

0

285 (27.8)

 

 Isolated systolic hypertension, %

0

113 (11.0)

 

 Isolated diastolic hypertension, %

0

109 (10.6)

 

 Combined hypertension, %

0

63 (6.2)

 

Age, years

28.16 ± 5.81

30.28 ± 6.14

< 0.001

Male sex, %

2675 (87.5)

994 (97.1)

< 0.001

Active alcohol intake, %

1207 (39.5)

479 (46.8)

< 0.001

Active tobacco smoking, %

1069 (35.5)

357 (34.9)

0.90

Daily coffee intake ≥ 4 cups or 600 mL, %

   

Moderate-intensity PA levels, %

   

 <150 min/wk

697 (22.8)

198 (19.3)

0.03

 150–299 min/wk

1165 (38.1)

389 (38.0)

 

 ≥300 min/wk

1194 (39.1)

437 (42.7)

 

SBP, mmHg

111.96 ± 10.33

132.71 ± 9.26

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

66.41 ± 7.19

80.79 ± 10.02

< 0.001

Waist circumference, cm

81.20 ± 8.30

85.88 ± 7.94

< 0.001

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.17 ± 3.07

26.00 ± 2.99

< 0.001

Blood tests

   

 Total cholesterol, mg/dL

171.56 ± 32.85

180.06 ± 35.17

< 0.001

 LDL-C, mg/dL

103.12 ± 29.10

109.42 ± 30.19

< 0.001

 HDL-C, mg/dL

49.19 ± 10.28

47.51 ± 10.17

< 0.001

 TG, mg/dL

102.56 ± 81.60

137.39 ± 128.01

< 0.001

 FPG, mg/dL

92.66 ± 12.68

94.62 ± 13.94

< 0.001

 SUA, mg/dL

6.40 ± 1.37

6.91 ± 1.42

< 0.001

 BUN, mg/dL

12.62 ± 2.85

12.87 ± 2.93

0.02

 eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

101.40 ± 14.93

98.66 ± 14.73

< 0.001

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation), and categorical variables as N (%)
  2. Abbreviations TyG, triglyceride glucose; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; METS-IR, metabolic score for insulin resistance; ZJU, Zhejiang University; PA, physical activity; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PP, pause pressure; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; SUA, serum uric acid; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate
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