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. 2021 Jan 7;23(3):529–537. doi: 10.1111/jch.14155

TABLE 3.

TyG indices in evaluating IR in Asian population

Country Method of assessement Number of participants Aims Results Conclusion
China 27 TyG index 6078 persons > 60 years Development of CVD 22.01/1000 persons‐year having CVD after 6 years FU TyG index might predict CVD events
China 29 TyGs: TyG index, TyG‐BMI, TyG‐WC, TG‐WtHR 105 070 lean adults without HTN Investigate the association of TyGs with pre‐hypertension TyGs higher than normaltensive individuals, but only TyG‐BMI, TyG‐WC more significantly. TyG‐BMI might be accessible in non‐obese preHTN pts
China 32 TyG 3.745 CAD patients. FU 11 235 persons Evaluate the prognosis value of TyG index TyG associated with CV events (HR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.100‐1.691, p = .005) TyG maybe predicting outcomes in CAD patients.
China 34 TyG 4686 subjects, 9 years FU To investigate the incident hypertension high TyG associated with increased risk of HTN incidence TyG can predict the incident HTN.
Iran 41 TyG index, HOMA‐IR 61 obese persons Compare TyG with HOMA‐IR IR :34%, TyG: 61%, there was a relationship between HOMA‐IR and TyG, r = .004, p < .001 TyG useful, accessible for assess IR
Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination 36 4 parameters TyG, HOMA‐IR 11 149 subjects (4777 men) on Survey 2007‐2010 Compare TyG index and related parameters ORs of quartile 4 compare with quartile 1:7.6 (6.52‐8.87) for TyG, 12.82 (10.89‐15.10) for TyG‐BMI, 16.29 (13.70‐19.38) for TyG‐WC, and 14.86 (12.53‐17.62) for TyG‐WHtR. TyG‐BMI was superior to other parameters for IR prediction in clinical settings
Korea 37 TyG index, baPWV 2560 persons without a history of CAD Evaluate the relationship with arterial stiffness TyG index correlate with baPWV r = .224, p < .001 TyG associated with aterial stiffness
Vietnam 38 TyG, HOMA‐IR, CT Angiography 166 type 2 diabetic pts Investigate the association between TyG and CV risk factors TyG correlated with HOMA‐IR (p < .001). The patients with coronary syndrome had higher TyG. TyG may be an IR marker and identify high risk of coronary stenoses
Vietnam 39 TyGs, HOMA‐IR 69 metabolic syndrome pts, 64.9 ± 14 years Evaluate the TyGs indices in IR TyGs correlated with HOMA‐IR (r = .488, p < .001), OR: 3.362 (CI 95%, 1.21‐9.30). TyGs can be used to defining IR in the patients with MS

Abbreviations: baPWV, brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity; CT, computerized tomography; CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease; FU, follow‐up; HOMA‐IR, homeostasis model assessement – insulin resistance; HTN, hypertension; MS, metabolic syndrome; TG‐WtHR, triglyceride‐waist to height ratio; TyG, triglycerid glucose index; TyG‐BMI, triglycerid glucose index‐ body mass index; TyGs, triglyceride glucose indices; TyG‐WC, triglycerid glucose index‐ waist circumference.