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. 2025 Apr 14;16:3525. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58506-x

Table 7.

The association of disease phenotypes with the TyG index, TG:HDL ratio, PRS of the TyG index, and PRS of the TG:HDL ratio

TyG index TG:HDL-C PRS of TyG index PRS of TG:HDL-C
Disease N (%) Case Control P Case Control P Case Control P Case Control P
Osteoporosis 1635 (4.01) 8.43 (0.52) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0002 2.11 (1.52) 2.22 (1.68) 0.0058 −0.04 (1.01) 0.00 (1.00) 0.1199 −0.03 (0.99) 0.00 (1.00) 0.1499
Arthritis 1973 (4.84) 8.47 (0.52) 8.38 (0.56) <0.0001 2.23 (1.54) 2.22 (1.69) 0.7792 −0.01 (0.99) 0.00 (1.00) 0.6785 −0.01 (0.97) 0.00 (1.00) 0.5976
Gout 1458 (3.58) 8.76 (0.53) 8.37 (0.55) <0.0001 3.46 (2.23) 2.17 (1.64) <0.0001 0.08 (0.98) −0.00 (1.00) 0.0016 0.08 (0.98) −0.00 (1.00) 0.001
Asthma 1519 (3.73) 8.38 (0.55) 8.38 (0.56) 0.9077 2.22 (1.66) 2.22 (1.68) 0.899 −0.00 (0.99) 0.00 (1.00) 0.9353 −0.02 (0.98) 0.00 (1.00) 0.4724
Emphysema bronchitis 499 (1.22) 8.43 (0.53) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0595 2.27 (1.76) 2.22 (1.68) 0.469 −0.03 (0.99) 0.00 (1.00) 0.4625 −0.04 (0.96) 0.00 (1.00) 0.383
Coronary heart disease 4087 (10.03) 8.41 (0.54) 8.38 (0.56) <0.0001 2.23 (1.64) 2.21 (1.68) 0.5341 0.00 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.9633 −0.02 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.2719
Valve heart disease 1827 (4.48) 8.31 (0.53) 8.38 (0.56) <0.0001 1.98 (1.51) 2.23 (1.69) <0.0001 −0.01 (1.01) 0.00 (1.00) 0.6366 −0.03 (1.01) 0.00 (1.00) 0.2179
Coronary Artery Disease 524 (1.29) 8.66 (0.52) 8.38 (0.56) <0.0001 2.89 (1.91) 2.21 (1.67) <0.0001 0.13 (0.97) −0.00 (1.00) 0.0035 0.09 (0.96) −0.00 (1.00) 0.0454
Arrhythmia 1836 (4.50) 8.43 (0.53) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0001 2.21 (1.54) 2.22 (1.68) 0.9548 −0.02 (0.99) 0.00 (1.00) 0.323 −0.04 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.106
Cardiomyopathy 334 (0.82) 8.62 (0.55) 8.38 (0.56) <0.0001 2.84 (2.03) 2.21 (1.67) <0.0001 −0.06 (1.04) 0.00 (1.00) 0.2711 −0.05 (1.03) 0.00 (1.00) 0.3761
Hyperlipidemia 2891 (7.09) 8.73 (0.54) 8.35 (0.55) <0.0001 3.06 (2.08) 2.15 (1.63) <0.0001 0.24 (1.04) −0.02 (0.99) <0.0001 0.21 (1.05) −0.02 (0.99) <0.0001
Hypertension 4684 (11.49) 8.68 (0.51) 8.34 (0.55) <0.0001 2.92 (1.90) 2.12 (1.63) <0.0001 0.04 (1.01) −0.00 (1.00) 0.0058 0.03 (1.00) −0.00 (1.00) 0.0194
Apoplexia 271 (0.66) 8.53 (0.55) 8.38 (0.56) <0.0001 2.64 (1.85) 2.21 (1.68) 0.0002 −0.03 (1.07) 0.00 (1.00) 0.6692 −0.01 (1.06) 0.00 (1.00) 0.8817
Diabetes 1683 (4.13) 8.83 (0.52) 8.36 (0.55) <0.0001 3.03 (1.93) 2.18 (1.66) <0.0001 0.06 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.0137 0.05 (1.00) −0.00 (1.00) 0.0424
Gastrointestinal 9500 (23.31) 8.42 (0.55) 8.37 (0.56) <0.0001 2.26 (1.69) 2.20 (1.67) 0.0015 0.00 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.7086 −0.01 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.427
Peptic ulcer 5859 (14.38) 8.43 (0.54) 8.37 (0.56) <0.0001 2.27 (1.68) 2.21 (1.68) 0.004 0.01 (1.00) −0.00 (1.00) 0.4851 −0.00 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.422
Gastroesophageal reflux 5674 (13.92) 8.41 (0.55) 8.37 (0.56) <0.0001 2.25 (1.67) 2.21 (1.68) 0.117 −0.01 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.2397 −0.02 (1.01) 0.00 (1.00) 0.1207
Irritable bowel syndrome 1034 (2.54) 8.40 (0.56) 8.38 (0.56) 0.2199 2.25 (1.69) 2.22 (1.68) 0.5202 −0.04 (0.98) 0.00 (1.00) 0.1835 −0.03 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.283
Mental disease 1810 (4.44) 8.42 (0.56) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0006 2.29 (1.71) 2.21 (1.68) 0.067 0.01 (1.01) −0.00 (1.00) 0.5375 0.02 (1.01) −0.00 (1.00) 0.4359
Depression 1460 (3.58) 8.42 (0.56) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0025 2.27 (1.73) 2.21 (1.68) 0.1848 −0.01 (1.01) 0.00 (1.00) 0.7788 0.00 (1.01) −0.00 (1.00) 0.9474
Manic depression 277 (0.68) 8.50 (0.55) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0004 2.47 (1.76) 2.21 (1.68) 0.011 0.17 (1.01) −0.00 (1.00) 0.004 0.11 (1.01) −0.00(1.00) 0.0676
Nervous system disease 1360 (3.34) 8.35 (0.56) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0785 2.11 (1.65) 2.22 (1.68) 0.017 −0.02 (1.01) 0.00 (1.00) 0.3977 −0.03 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.3298
Hemicrania 1174 (2.88) 8.34 (0.56) 8.38 (0.56) 0.0115 2.06 (1.61) 2.22 (1.68) 0.0009 −0.02 (1.02) 0.00 (1.00) 0.3922 −0.03 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.2331
Stone 4172 (0.24) 8.53 (0.54) 8.36 (0.56) <0.0001 2.58 (1.81) 2.17 (1.66) <0.0001 0.00 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.9289 −0.00 (1.00) 0.00 (1.00) 0.8771
Liver gall stone 1871 (4.59) 8.5 (0.53) 8.37 (0.56) <0.0001 2.46 (1.7) 2.2 (1.68) <0.0001 0.02 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.476 0.00 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.8524
Kidney stone 2490 (6.11) 8.55 (0.55) 8.37 (0.56) <0.0001 2.69 (1.88) 2.19 (1.66) <0.0001 −0.00 (0.99) 0.00 (1.00) 0.9761 0.00 (1.00) −0.00 (1.00) 0.9619
Vertigo 2524 (6.19) 8.39 (0.53) 8.38 (0.56) 0.2181 2.12 (1.53) 2.22 (1.69) 0.001 0.03 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.1313 0.02 (0.99) −0.00 (1.00) 0.2213

PRS polygenic risk score, TG:HDL-C the ratio of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol TyG index the triglyceride-glucose index. The TyG index was derived using the formula Ln[fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) × fasting glucose (mg/dL)/2]. Significant p values, denoted in bold, indicate statistical significance after applying the Bonferroni correction threshold of p = 0.00185 (obtained by dividing the conventional significance level of 0.05 by the number of tests conducted, which in this case is 27; 0.05/27 = 0.00185). Polygenic risk scores were generated with PRS-CS using Bayesian regression; subsequent two-sided linear regression tested associations.