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Table 3 Correlations between the TyG index and cardiovascular risk factors

From: Triglyceride-glucose index in the prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with premature coronary artery disease: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Correlation coefficient (r)

p-value

Age (years)

− 0.010┼

0.821

BMI (kg/m2)

0.127┼

0.003

LVEF (%)

− 0.027┼

0.532

GS

0.181§

 < 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

0.582§

 < 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

0.316§

 < 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

0.867§

 < 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

0.286§

 < 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

− 0.022┼

0.615

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

− 0.033┼

0.455

UA (μmol/L)

0.141§

0.001

  1. TyG index triglyceride-glucose index, BMI body mass index, LVEF left ventricle ejection fraction, GS Gensini score, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, UA uric acid
  2. p values in bold are < 0.05
  3. ┼Pearson correlation analysis
  4. §Spearman correlation analysis
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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