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. 2022 Sep 1;21:168. doi: 10.1186/s12933-022-01606-5

Table 4.

Associations between the TyG index and severity of CAD according to different diabetes statuses

Glucose metabolism state Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value
NGR
TyG index 0.825 0.559–1.216 0.331 0.929 0.617–1.398 0.723 0.846 0.551–1.299 0.444
T1 Reference Reference Reference
T2 1.206 0.787–1.848 0.389 1.246 0.759–2.045 0.385 1.167 0.710–1.916 0.543
T3 0.660 0.393–1.109 0.117 0.739 0.400–1.366 0.335 0.684 0.371–1.262 0.225
Pre-DM
TyG index 1.210 0.910–1.607 0.189 1.412 1.043–1.903 0.023 1.367 1.000–1.867 0.049
T1 Reference Reference Reference
T2 1.161 0.844–1.597 0.359 1.230 0.859–1.761 0.258 1.217 0.860–1.724 0.268
T3 1.351 0.927–1.968 0.118 1.613 1.050–2.477 0.029 1.541 1.013–2.344 0.043
DM
TyG index 1.162 0.931–1.449 0.185 1.230 0.982–1.542 0.072 1.214 0.963–1.530 0.100
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T2 1.282 0.857–1.918 0.226 1.341 0.871–2.064 0.182 1.265 0.849–1.884 0.249
T3 1.300 0.901–1.875 0.161 1.390 0.934–2.069 0.104 1.321 0.921–1.914 0.141

Model 1: unadjusted

Model 2: adjusted for age and sex

Model 3: adjusted for sex, age, BMI, smoking, drinking, hypertension, eGFR, antiplatelet drug use, antilipidemic drug use, and antihypertensive drug use

TyG triglyceride–glucose, CAD coronary artery disease, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, NGR normoglycemia, Pre-DM pre-diabetes mellitus, DM diabetes mellitus