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. 2024 Dec 5;11:1429993. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1429993

Table 2.

Associations of triglyceride-glucose index and remnant cholesterol with stroke risk.

Variables No. of event/total Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
TyG index
 Quartile
  Q1 [5.18, 8.25] 122/2,643 Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (8.25, 8.62] 163/2,642 1.36 (1.07–1.72) 0.011 1.31 (1.03–1.65) 0.026 1.26 (1.00–1.60) 0.051
  Q3 (8.62, 9.07] 210/2,642 1.76 (1.41–2.21) <0.001 1.58 (1.26–1.98) <0.001 1.43 (1.14–1.80) 0.002
  Q4 (9.07, 12.3] 239/2,642 2.06 (1.65–2.56) <0.001 1.76 (1.40–2.20) <0.001 1.46 (1.16–1.85) 0.002
 Per-1-SD increase 734/10,569 1.29 (1.21–1.38) <0.001 1.22 (1.14–1.31) <0.001 1.14 (1.06–1.23) 0.001
Remnant cholesterol
 Quartile
  Q1 [0.39, 12.00] 139/2,647 Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (12.00, 20.10] 180/2,643 1.35 (1.08–1.68) 0.008 1.29 (1.03–1.61) 0.026 1.25 (1.00–1.56) 0.052
  Q3 (20.10, 32.10] 174/2,642 1.31 (1.05–1.64) 0.018 1.20 (0.96–1.51) 0.104 1.14 (0.91–1.43) 0.252
  Q4 (32.10, 195.00] 241/2,637 1.88 (1.52–2.31) <0.001 1.61 (1.30–1.99) <0.001 1.45 (1.17–1.80) 0.001
 Per-1-SD increase 734/10,569 1.19 (1.13–1.26) <0.001 1.14 (1.07–1.21) <0.001 1.09 (1.02–1.16) 0.006

CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; SD, standard deviation; TyG, triglyceride-glucose; Q, quartile.

a

Adjusted for age and gender.

b

Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, residence, education level, body mass index, smoking status, and drinking status.

c

Adjusted as model 2 plus diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, dyslipidemia, kidney disease, history of medication use for diabetes, history of medication use for hypertension, history of medication use for dyslipidemia, systole blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c, hsCRP, and eGFR.