Table 3.

Correlation between the TyG index and clinical risk factors

Variables	Correlation coefficient (r)	P value
Age, years	-0.078	< 0.001
BMI, kg/m2	0.202	< 0.001
SBP, mmHg	0.038	0.011
DBP, mmHg	0.055	< 0.001
HbA1c, %	0.422	< 0.001
FBG, mmol/L	0.588	< 0.001
TC, mmol/L	0.276	< 0.001
TG, mmol/L	0.825	< 0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L	0.187	< 0.001
HDL-C, mmol/L	-0.283	< 0.001
HSCRP, mg/L	0.082	< 0.001
Serum creatinine, µmol/L	0.106	< 0.001
Lipoprotein(a), mg/L	-0.053	< 0.001

Abbreviations as in Table 1