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. 2019 Jul 11;18:89. doi: 10.1186/s12933-019-0893-2

Table 2.

Association between TyG index (dependent variable) with energy and macronutrient consumption in patients with heart disease

Consumption (% energy) Model 1: TyG index tertiles Model 2: TyG index tertiles
1 (lowest) 2 3 (highest) 1 (lowest) 2 3 (highest)
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Energy 0.9 (0.9–1.0) 0.9 (0.9–1.0) 0.9 (0.9–1.0) 1.0 (0.9–1.0)
 Carbohydrates (%)
  45–65 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.)
  < 45 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 1.1 (0.8–1.4)
  > 65 0.7 (0.5–1.1) 0.5 (0.3–0.7) 0.8 (0.5–1.1) 0.5 (0.3–0.8)
 Proteins (%)
  15–20 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.)
  < 15 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 1.0 (0.7–1.4)
  > 20 0.9 (0.8–1.2) 1.2 (0.9–1.4) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 1.2 (0.9–1.5)
 Lipids (%)
  25–35 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.)
  < 25 0.8 (0.6–0.9) 0.6 (0.5–0.8) 0.8 (0.6–1.0) 0.7 (0.5–0.9)
  > 35 0.8 (0.6–1.2) 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 0.8 (0.6–1.2) 0.8 (0.6–1.1)

Data are odds ratio (95% CI) based in multinomial logistic regression

Italic values show the presence of statistic significance

Model 1: crude

Model 2: adjusted by sex, age, use of hypoglycemic, antihypertensive, anticoagulant and lipid-lowing agents