Table 4.
Association between the TyG index and the risk of carotid artery plaques according to age
| Age | Variables | Carotid artery plaques | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI)a | P-value | OR (95% CI)b | P-value | OR (95% CI)c | P-value | ||
| ≤ 60 | TyG index | 1.37 (1.32–1.42) | < 0.001 | 1.27 (1.22–1.32) | < 0.001 | 1.34 (1.26–1.42) | < 0.001 |
| Q1 | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Q2 | 1.19 (1.09–1.29) | < 0.001 | 1.18 (1.08–1.30) | < 0.001 | 1.05(0.95–1.16) | 0.359 | |
| Q3 | 1.59 (1.45–1.73) | < 0.001 | 1.45 (1.32–1.59) | < 0.001 | 1.23 (1.11–1.37) | < 0.001 | |
| Q4 | 1.90 (1.75–2.06) | < 0.001 | 1.68 (1.54–1.83) | < 0.001 | 1.54 (1.37–1.72) | < 0.001 | |
| > 60 | TyG index | 1.16 (1.12–1.21) | < 0.001 | 1.21 (1.16–1.25) | < 0.001 | 1.16 (1.11–1.22) | < 0.001 |
| Q1 | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Q2 | 0.99 (0.93–1.06) | 0.840 | 1.05 (1.00–1.12) | 0.170 | 0.98 (0.91–1.05) | 0.563 | |
| Q3 | 0.99 (0.93–1.05) | 0.720 | 1.07 (1.00–1.15) | 0.040 | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) | 0.161 | |
| Q4 | 1.23 (1.15–1.32) | < 0.001 | 1.30 (1.21–1.39) | < 0.001 | 1.15 (1.06–1.26) | 0.002 | |
aModel 1: unadjusted
bModel 2: adjusted for sex, SBP, DBP
cModel 3: adjusted for sex, SBP, DBP, CRP, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, smoking, drinking, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, use of antihypertensives, and use of antilipidemic