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TG levels were categorized into normal, borderline high, high, and very high. Due to the small number of participants in the very high TG group, they were combined with the high TG category for analysis. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify independent predictors of elevated TG levels. Results: The majority of participants (80.3%) had normal TG levels, while 10.3% had borderline high, 8.7% had high, and 0.7% had very high TG levels. Significant predictors of elevated TG levels included age (OR 1.013, 95% CI 1.012\u20131.014), male (OR 2.328, 95% CI 2.251\u20132.408), obesity (OR 1.920, 95% CI 1.855\u20131.987), central obesity (OR 1.866, 95% CI 1.801\u20131.933), smoking (OR 1.399, 95% CI 1.347\u20131.453), alcohol use (OR 1.233, 95% CI 1.176\u20131.292), and non-regular exercise (OR 1.144, 95% CI 1.118\u20131.171). Sex-specific analysis revealed that elevated TG levels were more prevalent among males, regardless of other risk factors such as obesity and smoking. 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