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Table 3 Subgroup analyses for the association of the continuous TyG index with CA, CMT, plaques and stenosis

From: Association between triglyceride-glucose index and carotid atherosclerosis detected by ultrasonography

 

OR, 95% CI

 

CA

CMT

Plaques

Stenosis (≥ 50%)

Sex

    

 Male (N = 26,197)

1.55 (1.43–1.68)

1.60 (1.46–1.76)

1.46 (1.33–1.60)

1.27 (1.04–1.56)

 Female (N = 32,926)

1.41 (1.30–1.53)

1.51 (1.36–1.67)

1.32 (1.20–1.45)

1.44 (1.13–1.84)

Age

    

 < 60 (N = 30,593)

1.63 (1.45–1.84)

1.70 (1.48–1.95)

1.74 (1.50–2.01)

1.47 (0.97–2.22)

 ≥ 60 (N = 28,530)

1.41 (1.32–1.50)

1.48 (1.37–1.60)

1.29 (1.20–1.39)

1.27 (1.07–1.50)

Blood pressure

    

 Normal (N = 28,249)

1.67 (1.49–1.88)

1.91 (1.66–2.20)

1.45 (1.27–1.66)

1.38 (1.01–1.90)

 High-normal BP (N = 14,571)

1.62 (1.43–1.83)

1.80 (1.54–2.09)

1.48 (1.28–1.71)

1.84 (1.32–2.58)

 Hypertension (N = 16,303)

1.33 (1.23–1.44)

1.33 (1.21–1.46)

1.31 (1.20–1.43)

1.13 (0.91–1.41)

BMI

    

 Underweight (N = 1174)

1.61 (1.01–2.57)

1.86 (1.04–3.35)

1.27 (0.76–2.12)

2.99 (0.60-14.96)

 Normal (N = 30,570)

1.36 (1.24–1.50)

1.50 (1.33–1.69)

1.21 (1.09–1.35)

1.25 (0.95–1.66)

 Overweight (N = 22,352)

1.60 (1.47–1.75)

1.64 (1.48–1.83)

1.55 (1.40–1.72)

1.48 (1.17–1.86)

 Obesity (N = 5027)

1.46 (1.27–1.67)

1.38 (1.18–1.61)

1.47 (1.27–1.71)

1.07 (0.73–1.58)

  1. CA carotid atherosclerosis; CMT carotid intima–media thickness; BMI body mass index; TyG triglyceride-glucose
  2. Adjusted for sex, age, education, smoke, drink, physical activity, BMI, SBP, DBP, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, history of diseases including cerebrovascular disease, heart diseases, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes