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. 2018 Feb 16;24:3. doi: 10.1186/s40885-018-0088-2

Table 3.

Cardiometabolic disorder markers of the sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients classified according to hypertension

nHTN rHTN p
FPG (mmol/L) 4.1 ± 1.5 4.3 ± 1.3 0.617
TG (mmol/L) 1.0 ± 0.5 1.1 ± 0.4 0.255
TyG index 7.9 ± 0.6 8.2 ± 0.6 0.162
TyG-BMI 151.7 ± 20.4 184.5 ± 28.0 0.044
TyG-WC 597.1 ± 70.7 638.7 ± 96.1 0.088

Means ± SD. nHTN No relative systemic hypertension with blood pressure values < 120/70 mmHg; rHTN Relative systemic hypertension patients with blood pressure values ≥120/70 mmHg; FPG Fasting plasma glucose; TG Triglycerides; TyG index The product of triglycerides and fasting glucose; BMI Body mass index; WC Waist circumference; TyG-BMI, TyG*BMI; TyG-WC, TyG*WC