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Table 4 Risk of carotid plaque development according to baseline TyG categories

From: Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and carotid plaque incidence: a longitudinal study

Models

Quartile 1

(n = 593)

Quartile 2

(n = 592)

Quartile 3

(n = 593)

Quartile 4

(n = 592)

Continuous TyG

p for trend

Crude HR(95% CI)

1.00

1.590 (1.194–2.116)

1.423 (1.059–1.912)

2.026 (1.535–2.675)

1.422 (1.224–1.653)

 < 0.001

Model 1 HR(95% CI)

1.00

1.394 (1.045–1.860)

1.120 (0.829–1.514)

1.539 (1.155–2.051)

1.249 (1.061–1.469)

0.008

Model 2 HR(95% CI)

1.00

1.421 (1.064–1.897)

1.156 (0.854–1.567)

1.646 (1.224–2.214)

1.295 (1.095–1.531)

0.003

Model 3 HR(95% CI)

1.00

1.376 (1.021–1.854)

1.083 (0.779–1.507)

1.437 (1.007–2.052)

1.182 (0.955–1.462)

0.044

  1. Bold P values indicate significance. Mode 1 was adjusted for age and gender. Mode 2 was further adjusted for BMI based on Model 1. Mode 3 was adjusted for SBP, LDL-C, HDL-C, history of hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes based on Model 2
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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