Table 3.
Age-adjusted Spearman partial correlation analysis of the TyG index with clinical, metabolic, and body composition parameters.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | |
| ALM/weight | − 0.302 | < 0.001 | − 0.230 | < 0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.349 | < 0.001 | 0.287 | < 0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.310 | < 0.001 | 0.272 | < 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.172 | < 0.001 | 0.165 | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.190 | < 0.001 | 0.174 | < 0.001 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 0.375 | < 0.001 | 0.323 | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.251 | < 0.001 | 0.273 | < 0.001 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.935 | < 0.001 | 0.931 | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | − 0.386 | < 0.001 | − 0.412 | < 0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | − 0.038 | 0.017 | 0.066 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin D (nmol/L) | − 0.040 | 0.011 | − 0.017 | 0.212 |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 0.091 | < 0.001 | 0.031 | 0.023 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) | 0.094 | < 0.001 | 0.080 | < 0.001 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) | 0.165 | < 0.001 | 0.177 | < 0.001 |
ALM appendicular lean mass; HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol.