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Table 3 Correlations between the TyG index and traditional cardiovascular risk factors

From: Impacts of triglyceride-glucose index on prognosis of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: results from an observational cohort study in China

 

Correlation coefficient

P value

Age

− 0.194

< 0.001

Sex, female

0.069

0.051

BMI

0.184

< 0.001

FBG

0.588

< 0.001

HbA1c

0.352

< 0.001

TGs

0.906

< 0.001

TC

0.333

< 0.001

LDL-C

0.197

< 0.001

HDL-C

− 0.273

< 0.001

Uric acid

0.093

0.008

eGFR

0.010

0.785

hs-CRP

0.123

0.001

LVEF

0.001

0.981

SYNTAX score

0.049

0.166

  1. Italic values indicate statistically significant associations
  2. BMI body mass index, FBG fasting blood glucose, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, TGs triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, SYNTAX synergy between PCI with taxus and cardiac surgery