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Table 3 Association of TyG index with arterial stiffness in Cox proportional hazard models

From: Association between triglyceride-glucose index and risk of arterial stiffness: a cohort study

TyG index

Arterial stiffness(n)

Incident rate (per 1000 person-years)

Model 1

Model 2

HR (95%CI)

P value

HR (95%CI)

P value

Overall

883

32.90

1.46 (1.34–1.58)

 < 0.001

1.22 (1.10–1.35)

 < 0.001

Q1 (6.81–8.06)

106

14.46

Reference

 

Reference

 

Q2 (8.06–8.48)

181

26.21

1.39 (1.09–1.77)

0.008

1.27 (1.00–1.62)

0.052

Q3 (8.48–8.98)

285

44.78

2.05 (1.64–2.57)

 < 0.001

1.69 (1.35–2.12)

 < 0.001

Q4 (8.98–13.17)

311

49.87

2.30 (1.84–2.87)

 < 0.001

1.58 (1.25–2.01)

 < 0.001

  1. N = 5348; TyG index, triglyceride–glucose index; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; Q, quartiles
  2. Model 1, adjusted for age and sex at baseline
  3. Model 2, adjusted for variables in model 1 plus smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity, MAP, diabetes, hs-CRP, and BMI at baseline
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