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Table 2 TyG index versus fasting glucose and serum triglyceride levels for predicting ischemic heart disease

From: The triglyceride-glucose index predicts ischemic heart disease risk in Koreans: a prospective study using National Health Insurance Service data

 

Pairwise comparison of AUC

Ability to classify IHD

Difference

95% CI

P value

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

AUC

P value

TyG index vs. fasting plasma glucose

0.04

0.01 to 0.08

0.016

    

TyG index vs. serum triglyceride levels

0.01

0.00 to 0.01

0.058

    

Fasting plasma glucose vs. serum triglyceride levels

0.04

0.00 to 0.07

0.072

    

TyG index

   

80.8

37.2

0.613

< 0.001

Fasting plasma glucose

   

50.0

70.7

0.571

< 0.001

Serum triglyceride levels

   

67.1

50.6

0.607

< 0.001

  1. TyG index triglyceride-glucose index, AUC area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, IHD ischemic heart disease
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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