Table 1 Baseline characteristics of critical patients with heart failure grouped according to TyG quartiles.

From: Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all cause mortality in critically ill patients with heart failure

Categories

Overall

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

P-value

(N = 1220)

(N = 305)

(N = 307)

(N = 307)

(N = 301)

Age, years

70.6 (13.7)

73.1 (13.9)

73.0 (13.2)

69.1 (12.6)

67.1 (14.2)

< 0.001

Gender, n (%)

 Female

459 (37.6%)

108 (35.4%)

119 (38.8%)

117 (38.1%)

115 (38.2%)

0.927

 Male

761 (62.4%)

197 (64.6%)

188 (61.2%)

190 (61.9%)

186 (61.8%)

 

Race, n (%)

 White

1007 (82.5%)

245 (80.3%)

260 (84.7%)

254 (82.7%)

248 (82.4%)

 

 Asian

31 (2.5%)

8 (2.6%)

7 (2.3%)

9 (2.9%)

7 (2.3%)

0.708

 Black

86 (7.0%)

31 (10.2%)

18 (5.9%)

21 (6.8%)

16 (5.3%)

 

 Hispanic-Latino

31 (2.5%)

10 (3.3%)

7 (2.3%)

7 (2.3%)

7 (2.3%)

 

 Other

65 (5.3%)

11 (3.6%)

15 (4.9%)

16 (5.2%)

23 (7.6%)

 

Weight, kg

85.4 (24.2)

78.1 (20.5)

82.3 (21.3)

87.5 (25.5)

93.8 (26.1)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

29.7 (7.36)

27.3 (6.40)

28.9 (6.29)

30.4 (8.16)

32.2 (7.54)

< 0.001

Vital signs

 HR, bpm

86.2 (16.3)

85.2 (16.6)

85.8 (16.3)

86.6 (16.1)

87.4 (16.2)

0.553

 SBP, mmHg

116 (16.9)

114 (16.7)

117 (16.8)

116 (17.0)

118 (17.1)

0.0395

 DBP, mmHg

63.3 (11.7)

62.8 (11.7)

63.3 (12.5)

63.8 (11.1)

63.2 (11.6)

0.722

 MBP, mmHg

78.2 (11.1)

77.1 (11.5)

78.4 (11.4)

78.7 (10.7)

78.7 (10.9)

0.184

 RR, times/min

20.4 (3.96)

19.7 (3.70)

20.4 (3.90)

20.6 (3.90)

20.9 (4.23)

0.00599

 T, °C

36.8 (0.577)

36.7 (0.517)

36.7 (0.495)

36.9 (0.549)

36.9 (0.690)

< 0.001

 SpO2, %

96.6 (2.16)

96.7 (2.35)

96.7 (1.98)

96.5 (2.26)

96.5 (2.03)

0.595

Laboratory parameters

 RBC, m/uL

3.69 (0.826)

3.61 (0.823)

3.65 (0.785)

3.78 (0.869)

3.74 (0.819)

0.0734

 WBC, m/uL

12.6 (7.61)

11.2 (5.20)

12.6 (10.1)

12.9 (6.83)

13.6 (7.30)

< 0.001

 Hematocrit, %

33.5 (7.23)

32.8 (7.19)

33.3 (6.87)

34.2 (7.69)

33.8 (7.08)

0.166

 Hemoglobin, g/dL

11.0 (2.43)

10.8 (2.39)

10.9 (2.32)

11.2 (2.59)

11.1 (2.41)

0.244

 Platelet, K/uL

209 (93.9)

196 (82.0)

210 (98.1)

217 (94.5)

215 (98.9)

0.0131

 Albumin, g/dL

3.34 (0.619)

3.36 (0.657)

3.36 (0.632)

3.37 (0.549)

3.28 (0.635)

0.455

 Bilirubin, g/dL

1.35 (2.70)

1.47 (2.70)

1.26 (1.48)

1.08 (1.82)

1.59 (4.02)

0.0328

 ALT, IU/L

169 (680)

161 (524)

137 (637)

201 (892)

170 (585)

0.0282

 AST, IU/L

268 (1110)

208 (615)

238 (1110)

351 (1580)

267 (839)

0.0478

 TC, mg/dL

145 (51.7)

132 (41.9)

146 (57.5)

148 (49.7)

159 (54.6)

0.00376

 HDL, mg/dL

42.5 (16.8)

47.8 (18.2)

44.2 (15.5)

39.2 (14.6)

36.9 (16.8)

< 0.001

 LDL, mg/dL

79.8 (42.8)

72.8 (32.5)

82.0 (51.1)

82.7 (42.4)

83.0 (43.2)

0.482

 TG, mg/dL

141 (147)

67.7 (17.4)

97.5 (20.9)

135 (32.8)

267 (250)

< 0.001

 Glucose, mg/dL

145 (45.5)

117 (22.8)

135 (27.7)

146 (35.8)

181 (59.9)

< 0.001

 HbA1c, %

6.48 (1.82)

5.80 (0.932)

6.07 (1.55)

6.60 (1.75)

7.60 (2.36)

< 0.001

 Anion gap, mmol/L

15.3 (4.42)

14.5 (4.49)

15.0 (4.04)

15.7 (4.27)

16.3 (4.68)

< 0.001

 BUN, mg/dL

32.0 (23.4)

29.1 (18.8)

31.4 (22.3)

32.8 (24.5)

34.8 (27.1)

0.158

 Calcium, mg/dL

8.34 (0.765)

8.28 (0.720)

8.35 (0.699)

8.39 (0.821)

8.34 (0.813)

0.565

 Bicarbonate, mmol/L

23.1 (4.93)

23.3 (4.97)

23.3 (4.67)

23.1 (4.79)

22.8 (5.27)

0.743

 Chloride, mEq/L

103 (6.67)

103 (7.02)

103 (6.66)

103 (6.87)

102 (6.02)

0.0142

 Creatinine, mg/dL

1.65 (1.52)

1.41 (1.03)

1.60 (1.49)

1.76 (1.84)

1.84 (1.57)

< 0.001

 Sodium, mEq/L

138 (5.33)

138 (5.91)

138 (4.99)

139 (5.56)

138 (4.78)

0.0774

 Potassium, mEq/L

4.25 (0.687)

4.17 (0.640)

4.23 (0.695)

4.26 (0.697)

4.35 (0.706)

0.0138

 INR, s

1.52 (0.808)

1.53 (0.656)

1.54 (0.767)

1.56 (1.08)

1.47 (0.644)

0.156

 PT, s

16.6 (7.66)

16.7 (6.93)

16.8 (7.93)

16.7 (8.90)

16.0 (6.65)

0.125

 PTT, s

45.0 (30.7)

47.9 (33.1)

43.1 (28.2)

44.0 (29.0)

44.9 (32.2)

0.0863

 Troponin-t, ng/mL

1.50 (3.34)

1.11 (2.80)

1.32 (3.02)

1.96 (4.02)

1.51 (3.24)

0.00429

 Ck-mb, ng/mL

38.0 (85.2)

30.7 (75.6)

31.4 (71.3)

42.7 (92.0)

46.0 (97.2)

0.364

 NT-pro-BNP, pg/mL

9500 (11700)

7420 (9550)

7700 (7600)

11,400 (12600)

10,400 (14900)

0.605

LVEF (%)

41.5 (15.8)

39.3 (15.1)

41.6 (15.9)

41.2 (15.7)

43.8 (16.1)

0.0259

Clinical severity

 SIRS

2.61 (0.917)

2.44 (0.944)

2.56 (0.874)

2.66 (0.905)

2.79 (0.911)

< 0.001

 SAPSII

40.1 (14.0)

39.0 (12.9)

40.6 (14.2)

39.5 (13.8)

41.3 (14.9)

0.416

 LODS

5.49 (3.08)

5.02 (2.86)

5.32 (3.00)

5.56 (3.19)

6.08 (3.17)

< 0.001

 GCS

14.4 (1.98)

14.3 (2.06)

14.5 (1.75)

14.3 (2.11)

14.5 (2.00)

0.283

 APSIII

49.2 (20.7)

46.6 (19.8)

48.4 (19.8)

48.7 (21.2)

53.2 (21.6)

< 0.001

 SOFA

5.64 (3.73)

5.10 (3.46)

5.34 (3.56)

5.83 (3.77)

6.30 (4.02)

0.00286

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Myocardial infarct

561 (46.0%)

120 (39.3%)

141 (45.9%)

147 (47.9%)

153 (50.8%)

0.0689

 Peripheral vascular disease

194 (15.9%)

45 (14.8%)

55 (17.9%)

48 (15.6%)

46 (15.3%)

0.856

 Cerebrovascular disease

308 (25.2%)

74 (24.3%)

94 (30.6%)

70 (22.8%)

70 (23.3%)

0.168

 Dementia

41 (3.4%)

16 (5.2%)

10 (3.3%)

6 (2.0%)

9 (3.0%)

0.254

 Chronic pulmonary disease

426 (34.9%)

110 (36.1%)

96 (31.3%)

116 (37.8%)

104 (34.6%)

0.541

 Rheumatic disease

57 (4.7%)

13 (4.3%)

15 (4.9%)

12 (3.9%)

17 (5.6%)

0.879

 Peptic ulcer disease

29 (2.4%)

9 (3.0%)

3 (1.0%)

10 (3.3%)

7 (2.3%)

0.399

 Mild liver disease

133 (10.9%)

38 (12.5%)

28 (9.1%)

37 (12.1%)

30 (10.0%)

0.653

 Severe liver disease

50 (4.1%)

16 (5.2%)

10 (3.3%)

14 (4.6%)

10 (3.3%)

0.699

 Paraplegia

118 (9.7%)

30 (9.8%)

40 (13.0%)

27 (8.8%)

21 (7.0%)

0.15

 Renal disease

410 (33.6%)

90 (29.5%)

93 (30.3%)

109 (35.5%)

118 (39.2%)

0.0741

 Malignant cancer

105 (8.6%)

21 (6.9%)

38 (12.4%)

27 (8.8%)

19 (6.3%)

0.0683

 Metastatic solid tumor

32 (2.6%)

6 (2.0%)

10 (3.3%)

8 (2.6%)

8 (2.7%)

0.91

 AIDS

5 (0.4%)

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

2 (0.7%)

0.959

 Diabetes

476 (39.0%)

61 (20.0%)

88 (28.7%)

138 (45.0%)

189 (62.8%)

< 0.001

Outcomes, n (%)

 30-Day mortality

191 (15.7%)

38 (12.5%)

54 (17.6%)

47 (15.3%)

52 (17.3%)

0.426

 One-year mortality

422 (34.6%)

102 (33.4%)

123 (40.1%)

99 (32.2%)

98 (32.6%)

0.236

 LOS of hospital, days

16.0 (13.5)

15.2 (11.5)

15.2 (14.1)

16.3 (13.9)

17.3 (14.4)

0.417

 LOS of ICU, days

6.87 (7.95)

5.40 (6.06)

6.13 (6.78)

7.14 (8.31)

8.83 (9.78)

< 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, HR Heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MBP mean blood pressure, RR respiratory rate, T temperature, WBC white blood cell, RBC red blood cell, AST aspartate transaminase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, BUN blood urea nitrogen, INR international normalized ratio, PT prothrombin time, PTT partial thromboplastin time, SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome, SAPSII simplified acute physiological score II, LODS logistic organ dysfunction system, GCS glasgow coma scale, APSIII acute physiology score III, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, TyG index triglyceride glucose index, LOS length of stay.
  2. aTyG index: Q1 (7.252–8.544), Q2 (8.544–8.937), Q3 (8.937–9.376), Q4 (9.376–12.634).