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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients according to TyG index levels

From: The predictive value of the triglyceride—glucose index for cardiovascular events in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion

Variable

Total

TyG index level

P value

T1

(≤ 8.5)

T2

(> 8.5, ≤ 8.95)

T3

(> 8.95)

N (%)

652

217

223

212

-

 Age, y

58.2 ± 10.49

59.1 ± 10.78

58.5 ± 10.33

56.9 ± 10.29

0.069

 Male, n (%)

546(83.7)

189(87.1)

188(84.3)

169(79.7)

0.113

 BMI, kg/m2

26.0 ± 3.19

25.2 ± 3.06

26.2 ± 3.06

26.7 ± 3.30

 < 0.001

 Heart rate, bpm

72.22 ± 10.60

71.11 ± 10.04

72.43 ± 11.37

73.13 ± 10.26

0.133

 SBP, mmHg

128.34 ± 17.32

126.41 ± 17.49

128.02 ± 17.60

130.66 ± 16.66

0.037

Medical history and risk factors, n (%)

 Current smoker

238(36.5)

84(38.7)

75(33.6)

79(37.3)

0.522

 Hypertension

431(66.1)

121(55.8)

155(69.5)

155(73.1)

 < 0.001

 Diabetes

240(36.8)

53(24.4)

71(31.8)

116(54.7)

 < 0.001

 Dyslipidemia

481(73.8)

153(70.5)

163(73.1)

165(77.8)

0.217

 Previous MI

108(16.6)

33(15.2)

39(17.5)

36(17.0)

0.797

 Previous Stroke

37(5.7)

14(6.5)

17(7.6)

6(2.8)

0.081

 Previous PCI

172(26.4)

61(28.1)

57(25.6)

54(25.5)

0.778

 Previous CABG

32(4.9)

9(4.1)

14(6.3)

9(4.2)

0.505

Laboratory Tests

 eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2

126.53 ± 32.44

132.30 ± 39.25

122.95 ± 25.59

124.38 ± 30.49

0.005

 FBG, mmol/L

6.16 ± 1.36

5.5979 ± 0.93

6.0504 ± 1.03

6.86 ± 1.69

 < 0.001

 TC, mmol/L

4.01 ± 1.05

3.72 ± 0.98

3.86 ± 0.86

4.45 ± 1.15

 < 0.001

 TG, mmol/L

1.28(0.93, 1.76)

0.84(0.70, 0.97)

1.30(1.15, 1.50)

2.05(1.74, 2.54)

 < 0.001

 LDL-C, mmol/L

2.39 ± 0.86

2.21 ± 0.85

2.33 ± 0.75

2.62 ± 0.93

 < 0.001

 TyG index

8.8 ± 0.57

8.2 ± 0.25

8.7 ± 0.13

9.4 ± 0.43

 < 0.001

ACS type, n (%)

 Unstable angina

567(87.0)

185(85.3)

194(87.0)

188(88.7)

0.574

 AMI

78(12.0)

29(13.4)

26(11.7)

23(10.8)

0.714

Medication at discharge, n (%)

 Aspirin

640 (98.2)

214(98.6)

219(98.2)

207(97.6)

0.752

 clopidogrel

426(65.3)

142(65.4)

147(65.9)

137(64.6)

0.960

 ticagrelor

226(34.7)

75(34.6)

76(34.1)

75(35.4)

0.960

 statin

639(98.0)

214(98.6)

216(96.9)

209(98.6)

0.321

 Ezetimibe

134(20.6)

37(17.1)

44(19.7)

53(25.0)

0.117

 Any antidiabetic agents

167(25.6)

31(14.3)

49(22.0)

87(41.0)

 < 0.001

Angiographic Coronary anatomy, n (%)

 Any left main disease

150(23.0)

53(24.4)

53(23.8)

44(20.8)

0.629

 Multivessel disease

392(60.1)

125(57.6)

121(54.3)

146(68.9)

0.005

 Lesions > 20 mm

295(45.2)

81(37.3)

104(35.3)

110(51.9)

0.009

 Ostial lesion

70(10.7)

28(12.9)

23(10.3)

19(9.0)

0.406

 Bifurcation

20(3.1)

8(3.7)

6(2.7)

6(2.8)

0.808

Treated vessel, n (%)

 LM

61(9.4)

24(11.1)

21(9.4)

16(7.5)

0.458

 LAD

415(63.7)

148(68.2)

141(63.2)

126(59.4)

0.166

 LCX

264(40.5)

96(44.2)

90(40.4)

78(36.8)

0.291

 RCA

316(48.5)

91(41.9)

115(51.6)

110(51.9)

0.062

 Mean stent diameters, mm

2.9 ± 0.40

2.8 ± 0.38

2.9 ± 0.38

2.9 ± 0.42

0.490

 Total length of stents, mm

50(29,71)

50(28,69.5)

51(29,71)

50(20,74)

0.872

Treatment of CTO lesions, n (%)

 LAD

251(38.5)

92(42.4)

77(34.5)

82(38.7)

0.237

 LCX

186(28.5)

72(33.2)

66(29.6)

48(22.6)

0.049

 RCA

227(34.8)

57(26.3)

84(37.7)

86(40.6)

0.004

 Successful CTO PCI

503(77.1)

169(77.9)

165(74.0)

169(79.7)

0.346

 Mean stent diameters at CTO lesion, mm

2.8 ± 0.38

2.8 ± 0.37

2.8 ± 0.38

2.8 ± 0.40

0.340

 Total length of stents at CTO lesion, mm

40(26,66)

40(28,65)

38.5(25.25,64.75)

45(28.5,68)

0.768

  1. TyG index triglyceride-glucose index, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, MI myocardial infarction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, FBG fasting blood glucose, HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-intensity lipoprotein-cholesterol, ACS acute coronary syndrome, AMI acute myocardial infarction, LM left main coronary artery, LAD left anterior descending artery, LCX left circumflex artery, RCA right coronary artery, CTO chronic total occlusion