Table 3.

Subgroup analyses for the association of the continuous TyG index with CA, CMT, plaques and stenosis

	OR, 95% CI
	CA	CMT	Plaques	Stenosis (≥ 50%)
Sex
Male (N = 26,197)	1.55 (1.43–1.68)	1.60 (1.46–1.76)	1.46 (1.33–1.60)	1.27 (1.04–1.56)
Female (N = 32,926)	1.41 (1.30–1.53)	1.51 (1.36–1.67)	1.32 (1.20–1.45)	1.44 (1.13–1.84)
Age
< 60 (N = 30,593)	1.63 (1.45–1.84)	1.70 (1.48–1.95)	1.74 (1.50–2.01)	1.47 (0.97–2.22)
≥ 60 (N = 28,530)	1.41 (1.32–1.50)	1.48 (1.37–1.60)	1.29 (1.20–1.39)	1.27 (1.07–1.50)
Blood pressure
Normal (N = 28,249)	1.67 (1.49–1.88)	1.91 (1.66–2.20)	1.45 (1.27–1.66)	1.38 (1.01–1.90)
High-normal BP (N = 14,571)	1.62 (1.43–1.83)	1.80 (1.54–2.09)	1.48 (1.28–1.71)	1.84 (1.32–2.58)
Hypertension (N = 16,303)	1.33 (1.23–1.44)	1.33 (1.21–1.46)	1.31 (1.20–1.43)	1.13 (0.91–1.41)
BMI
Underweight (N = 1174)	1.61 (1.01–2.57)	1.86 (1.04–3.35)	1.27 (0.76–2.12)	2.99 (0.60-14.96)
Normal (N = 30,570)	1.36 (1.24–1.50)	1.50 (1.33–1.69)	1.21 (1.09–1.35)	1.25 (0.95–1.66)
Overweight (N = 22,352)	1.60 (1.47–1.75)	1.64 (1.48–1.83)	1.55 (1.40–1.72)	1.48 (1.17–1.86)
Obesity (N = 5027)	1.46 (1.27–1.67)	1.38 (1.18–1.61)	1.47 (1.27–1.71)	1.07 (0.73–1.58)

CA carotid atherosclerosis; CMT carotid intima–media thickness; BMI body mass index; TyG triglyceride-glucose

Adjusted for sex, age, education, smoke, drink, physical activity, BMI, SBP, DBP, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, history of diseases including cerebrovascular disease, heart diseases, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes