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. 2022 Jun 6;21:96. doi: 10.1186/s12933-022-01523-7

Table 4.

Association between TyG index and CAD severity

Variables Multi-vessel coronary artery disease
OR (95% CI)a P-value OR (95% CI)b P-value OR (95% CI)c P-value
TyG index 1.715 (1.349–2.179)  < 0.001 1.764 (1.383–2.251)  < 0.001 1.715 (1.339–2.197)  < 0.001
T1 Reference Reference Reference
T2 1.205 (0.840–1.730) 0.311 1.200 (0.833–1.728) 0.328 1.122 (0.774–1.627) 0.543
T3 2.254 (1.533–3.313)  < 0.001 2.357 (1.595–3.848)  < 0.001 2.280 (1.530–3.398)  < 0.001
P-trend  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001

Compared with single-vessel CAD

T1: 5.48 ≤ TyG index ≤ 7.17; T2: 7.18 ≤ TyG index ≤ 7.76; T3: 7.77 ≤ TyG index ≤ 10.82

OR, odds ratios; CI, confidence interval; TyG, triglyceride glucose

aModel 1: unadjusted

bModel 2: adjusted for age and sex;

cModel 3: adjusted for age, sex, SBP, DBP, BMI, smoking, drinking, and antihypertensive, antilipidemic, and antiplatelet drug therapy