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Table 2 Correlations between the TyG index and cardiovascular risk factors

From: Association of triglyceride–glucose index and traditional risk factors with cardiovascular disease among non-diabetic population: a 10-year prospective cohort study

Variables

Correlation coefficient

p-value

Age (years)

0.198§

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

0.342┼

 < 0.001

WHR

0.178┼

 < 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

0.176┼

 < 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

0.211┼

 < 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

0.420┼

 < 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

-0.011┼

0.398

HDL-C (mmol/L)

-0.014┼

0.279

  1. TyG index triglyceride–glucose index; BMI body mass index; WHR Waist hip ratio; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; TC total cholesterol; LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
  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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