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. 2024 May 29;23:185. doi: 10.1186/s12933-024-02278-z

Table 2.

Associations of TyG index and modified indices with cardiovascular disease onset

Index Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
TyG
 Model 1 Ref 1.101(0.989–1.225) 0.078 1.252(1.127–1.39) < 0.001
 Model 2 Ref 1.091(0.979–1.214) 0.114 1.215(1.088–1.356) 0.001
TyG BMI
 Model 1 Ref 1.022(0.92–1.135) 0.687 1.08(0.974–1.199) 0.144
 Model 2 Ref 1.014(0.913–1.127) 0.793 1.073(0.967–1.191) 0.184
TyG WC
 Model 1 Ref 0.999(0.899–1.109) 0.982 1.088(0.981–1.207) 0.109
 Model 2 Ref 0.997(0.897–1.108) 0.951 1.078(0.970–1.198) 0.162
TyG WHtR
 Model 1 Ref 1.007(0.906–1.12) 0.891 1.125(1.014–1.247) 0.026
 Model 2 Ref 1.005(0.904–1.117) 0.928 1.112(1.002–1.235) 0.046

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; TyG, triglyceride-glucose index; WC: waist circumference; WHtR: waist-to‐height ratio

Model 1: age and sex were adjusted; model 2: age, sex, residence, marriage, education level, smoking status, current drinking, hypertension, and diabetes were adjusted