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Table 4 Associations between the TyG index and HTN in people with LDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L or HDL-C > 1.0 mmol/L

From: A high triglyceride glucose index is more closely associated with hypertension than lipid or glycemic parameters in elderly individuals: a cross-sectional survey from the Reaction Study

Variable HDL-C > 1.0 mmol/L LDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L
OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
TG, mmol/L
 < 1.7 1.0   1.0  
 ≥ 1.7, < 2.3 1.24 (1.11, 1.39) 0.0001 1.19 (1.06, 1.34) 0.0040
 ≥ 2.3 1.19 (1.05, 1.33) 0.0048 1.12 (0.99, 1.28) 0.0772
TC, mmol/L
 < 5.2 1.0   1.0  
 ≥ 5.2, < 6.2 0.97 (0.88, 1.06) 0.4546 0.99 (0.89, 1.10) 0.8933
 ≥ 6.2 0.94 (0.83, 1.05) 0.2736 0.96 (0.85, 1.09) 0.5788
HDL-C, mmol/L
 ≥ 1 –   1.0  
 < 1 –   1.26 (1.05, 1.50) 0.0125
LDL-C, mmol/L
 < 3.4 1.0   –  
 ≥ 3.4, < 4.1 1.00 (0.90, 1.11) 0.9993 –  
 ≥ 4.1 1.04 (0.92, 1.18) 0.5327 –  
TYG ln transform Q5
 Q1 1.0   1.0  
 Q2 1.03 (0.90, 1.17) 0.6633 1.09 (0.93, 1.29) 0.2728
 Q3 1.05 (0.92, 1.20) 0.4438 1.12 (0.95, 1.31) 0.1734
 Q4 1.26 (1.10, 1.44) 0.0007 1.28 (1.09, 1.50) 0.0026
 Q5 1.24 (1.07, 1.44) 0.0042 1.27 (1.06, 1.51) 0.0080
HbA1c, %
 < 6.5 1.0   1.0  
 ≥ 6.5 1.01 (0.87, 1.18) 0.8694 0.96 (0.78, 1.20) 0.7372
PBG, mmol/L
 < 11.1 1.0   1.0  
 ≥ 11.1 1.13 (0.97, 1.31) 0.1196 1.22 (0.98, 1.50) 0.0690
  1. Adjusted for age; center; sex; history of CVDs; history of T2DM; hypoglycemic drugs; SBP; DBP; BMI; ALT; AST; WHR; eGFR; smoking habits; drinking habits
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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