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. 2021 Nov 14;20:161. doi: 10.1186/s12944-021-01594-7

Table 5.

Stratified associations between TyG-BMI and pre-diabetes by age, sex, BMI and family history of diabetes

Subgroup WHO P-value P-interaction ADA P-value P-interaction
adjusted HR (95% CI) adjusted HR (95% CI)
Age (years) < 0.0001 < 0.0001
 18–29 1.50 (1.29, 1.75) < 0.0001 1.34 (1.25, 1.43) < 0.0001
 30–39 1.62 (1.52, 1.73) < 0.0001 1.35 (1.31, 1.40) < 0.0001
 40–49 1.58 (1.48, 1.69) < 0.0001 1.35 (1.31, 1.40) < 0.0001
 50–59 1.37 (1.29, 1.45) < 0.0001 1.23 (1.18, 1.28) < 0.0001
 60–69 1.21 (1.12, 1.29) < 0.0001 1.08 (1.03, 1.13) 0.0031
  ≥ 70 1.19 (1.08, 1.32) < 0.0001 1.10 (1.02, 1.17) 0.0086
Sex 0.0182 < 0.0001
 Women 1.49 (1.41, 1.57) < 0.0001 1.40 (1.35, 1.44) < 0.0001
 Men 1.38 (1.33, 1.44) < 0.0001 1.18 (1.15, 1.20) < 0.0001
BMI (kg/m2) < 0.0001 < 0.0001
  < 18.5 1.43 (0.47, 4.32) 0.5252 1.93 (1.25, 2.99) 0.0030
  ≥ 18.5, < 24 1.84 (1.66, 2.04) < 0.0001 1.51 (1.44, 1.59) < 0.0001
  ≥ 24, < 28 1.34 (1.22, 1.46) < 0.0001 1.26 (1.19, 1.33) < 0.0001
  ≥ 28 1.30 (1.18, 1.43) < 0.0001 1.15 (1.07, 1.23) 0.0001
Family history of diabetes 0.0625 0.4701
 Yes 1.20 (0.99, 1.44) 0.0576 1.31 (1.19, 1.45) < 0.0001
 No 1.43 (1.38, 1.48) < 0.0001 1.27 (1.24, 1.29) < 0.0001

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, TyG-BMI triglyceride glucose-body mass index, HR hazard ratios, CI confidence, ADA American Diabetes Association, WHO World Health Organization

The model adjusted for age, SBP, DBP, FPG, ALT and HDL-C;

Note: For age stratified analysis, the stratification variable was omitted from the model