Table 1 Baseline characteristics of five groups
| Â | GGT/HDL-C ratio quintile | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (1.40–6.92) | Q2 (6.93–8.75) | Q3 (8.75–11.16) | Q4 (11.16–16.15) | Q5 (≥ 16.16) | ||
No. of participants | 2425 | 2424 | 2426 | 2425 | 2426 | Â |
Sex |  |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Women | 1187 (48.95%) | 1144 (47.19%) | 1101 (45.38%) | 1055 (43.51%) | 995 (41.01%) |  |
 Men | 1238 (51.05%) | 1280 (52.81%) | 1325 (54.62%) | 1370 (56.49%) | 1431 (58.99%) |  |
Age, years | 40.00 (32.00–51.00) | 40.00 (31.00–51.00) | 40.00 (31.00–51.00) | 41.00 (32.00–53.00) | 41.00 (32.00–53.00) | 0.015 |
Height, m | 1.63 ± 0.07 | 1.65 ± 0.08 | 1.66 ± 0.08 | 168 ± 0.08 | 168 ± 0.07 |  < 0.001 |
Weight, kg | 56.50 ± 7.74 | 58.28 ± 8.28 | 59.73 ± 8.47 | 61.56 ± 8.55 | 63.49 ± 7.83 |  < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 21.11 (19.78–22.49) | 21.40 (19.79–22.90) | 21.59 (20.00–23.14) | 22.10 (20.47–23.49) | 22.66 (21.19–23.84) |  < 0.001 |
ALP, g/L | 64.81 ± 18.18 | 68.74 ± 19.95 | 71.94 ± 20.36 | 74.55 ± 21.44 | 81.49 ± 29.25 |  < 0.001 |
GGT, U/L | 14.00 (12.00–16.00) | 18.00 (16.00–21.00) | 22.00 (19.00–25.00) | 28.00 (24.00–34.00) | 51.00 (39.00–74.00) |  < 0.001 |
ALT, U/L | 13.00 (10.00–16.00) | 14.00 (11.00–19.00) | 16.00 (12.00–21.00) | 18.00 (14.00–25.00) | 24.00 (18.00–35.00) |  < 0.001 |
AST, U/L | 19.00 (17.00–22.00) | 20.00 (17.00–23.00) | 21.00 (18.00–24.00) | 22.00 (19.00–26.00) | 25.00 (22.00–31.00) |  < 0.001 |
TP, g/L | 73.33 ± 4.27 | 73.84 ± 4.14 | 74.04 ± 4.08 | 73.97 ± 4.38 | 74.08 ± 4.36 |  < 0.001 |
ALB, g/L | 44.23 ± 2.76 | 44.50 ± 2.68 | 44.73 ± 2.66 | 44.65 ± 2.86 | 44.582 ± .87 |  < 0.001 |
GLB, g/L | 29.10 ± 3.88 | 29.34 ± 3.80 | 29.323 ± .77 | 29.32 ± 4.19 | 29.50 ± 4.21 | 0.025 |
TB, μmol/L | 10.60 (8.30–13.60) | 11.10 (8.70–14.10) | 11.50 (9.00–14.70) | 11.70 (9.20–14.90) | 11.80 (9.40–15.20) |  < 0.001 |
DBIL, μmol/L | 1.90 (1.30–2.50) | 1.90 (1.40–2.60) | 2.00 (1.50–2.70) | 2.00 (1.50–2.70) | 2.00 (1.40–2.80) |  < 0.001 |
BUN, mmol/L | 4.30 (3.50–5.20) | 4.30 (3.58–5.22) | 4.40 (3.68–5.37) | 4.45 (3.70–5.30) | 4.50 (3.80–5.40) |  < 0.001 |
CR, mmol/L | 73.00 (65.00–86.00) | 77.00 (67.00–91.00) | 83.00 (70.00–95.00) | 86.00 (74.00–96.00) | 88.00 (77.00–98.00) |  < 0.001 |
UA, μmol/L | 240.00 (195.00–304.00) | 264.00 (210.00–329.00) | 288.00 (231.00–346.00) | 311.00 (250.20–364.00) | 338.00 (280.00–393.00) |  < 0.001 |
FPG, mmol/L | 5.10 ± 0.66 | 5.11 ± 0.60 | 5.15 ± 0.71 | 5.27 ± 0.95 | 5.431 ± .10 |  < 0.001 |
TC, mmol/L | 4.87 ± 0.63 | 4.66 ± 0.65 | 4.52 ± 0.70 | 4.45 ± 0.75 | 4.55 ± 0.88 |  < 0.001 |
TG, mmol/L | 0.98 (0.77–1.29) | 1.05 (0.80–1.38) | 1.11 (0.82–1.51) | 1.24 (0.91–1.72) | 1.52 (1.08–2.27) |  < 0.001 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.52 (1.30–1.76) | 1.46 (1.24–1.71) | 1.40 (1.18–1.66) | 1.35 (1.13–1.61) | 1.32 (1.10–1.58) |  < 0.001 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.51 (2.23–2.80) | 2.35 (2.02–2.65) | 2.23 (1.92–2.58) | 2.18 (1.82–2.54) | 2.16 (1.76–2.53) |  < 0.001 |
SBP, mmHg | 118.411 ± 6.63 | 119.57 ± 16.19 | 121.82 ± 16.45 | 124.12 ± 16.80 | 128.11 ± 16.84 |  < 0.001 |
DBP, mmHg | 71.11 ± 9.83 | 72.22 ± 9.85 | 73.65 ± 10.16 | 74.63 ± 10.18 | 77.43 ± 10.78 |  < 0.001 |