Table 3.

Exploratory subgroup analysis of the role and differences of TyG-BMI in assessing changes in glycemic status in prediabetes patients

	HR per SD de/increase (95%CI)
	Prediabetes to NFG	Prediabetes to Diabetes
Sex
Male	0.92 (0.89, 0.94)	1.22 (1.17, 1.27)
Female	0.91 (0.87, 0.95)	1.27 (1.19, 1.35)
P-interaction	0.7710	0.2870
Age, years
< 45	0.94 (0.91, 0.97)	1.36 (1.28, 1.43)
45–59	0.87 (0.84, 0.91)	1.17 (1.10, 1.24)
≥ 60	0.87 (0.82, 0.92)	1.16 (1.09, 1.23)
P-interaction	0.0013	< 0.0001
BMI, kg/m2
< 24	0.95 (0.90, 1.00)	1.40 (1.24, 1.58)
24–27.9	0.91 (0.86, 0.98)	1.21 (1.10, 1.34)
≥ 28	0.88 (0.81, 0.96)	1.19 (1.08, 1.30)
P-interaction	0.2858	0.0813

Models adjusted for the same covariates as in model III (Table 2), except for the stratification variable

Abbreviations: HR hazard ratios, CI confidence interval, other abbreviations as in Table 1