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. 2020 Jul 14;19:112. doi: 10.1186/s12933-020-01077-6

Table 4.

Associations between the TyG index and HTN in people with LDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L or HDL-C > 1.0 mmol/L

Variable HDL-C > 1.0 mmol/L LDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L
OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
TG, mmol/L
 < 1.7 1.0 1.0
 ≥ 1.7, < 2.3 1.24 (1.11, 1.39) 0.0001 1.19 (1.06, 1.34) 0.0040
 ≥ 2.3 1.19 (1.05, 1.33) 0.0048 1.12 (0.99, 1.28) 0.0772
TC, mmol/L
 < 5.2 1.0 1.0
 ≥ 5.2, < 6.2 0.97 (0.88, 1.06) 0.4546 0.99 (0.89, 1.10) 0.8933
 ≥ 6.2 0.94 (0.83, 1.05) 0.2736 0.96 (0.85, 1.09) 0.5788
HDL-C, mmol/L
 ≥ 1 1.0
 < 1 1.26 (1.05, 1.50) 0.0125
LDL-C, mmol/L
 < 3.4 1.0
 ≥ 3.4, < 4.1 1.00 (0.90, 1.11) 0.9993
 ≥ 4.1 1.04 (0.92, 1.18) 0.5327
TYG ln transform Q5
 Q1 1.0 1.0
 Q2 1.03 (0.90, 1.17) 0.6633 1.09 (0.93, 1.29) 0.2728
 Q3 1.05 (0.92, 1.20) 0.4438 1.12 (0.95, 1.31) 0.1734
 Q4 1.26 (1.10, 1.44) 0.0007 1.28 (1.09, 1.50) 0.0026
 Q5 1.24 (1.07, 1.44) 0.0042 1.27 (1.06, 1.51) 0.0080
HbA1c, %
 < 6.5 1.0 1.0
 ≥ 6.5 1.01 (0.87, 1.18) 0.8694 0.96 (0.78, 1.20) 0.7372
PBG, mmol/L
 < 11.1 1.0 1.0
 ≥ 11.1 1.13 (0.97, 1.31) 0.1196 1.22 (0.98, 1.50) 0.0690

Adjusted for age; center; sex; history of CVDs; history of T2DM; hypoglycemic drugs; SBP; DBP; BMI; ALT; AST; WHR; eGFR; smoking habits; drinking habits