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Table 2 Cox proportional hazards analysis evaluating prognostic implication of categorical TyG index for AF

From: U-shaped association between the triglyceride–glucose index and atrial fibrillation incidence in a general population without known cardiovascular disease

TyG

index

AF event/total

Person-years

Incidence rate

(Per 100 person-years)

Unadjusted HR

(95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted HR

(95% CI)

P-value

 < 8.80

1118/7605

161,815.85

0.69

0.81 (0.72, 0.91)

 < 0.001

1.15 (1.02,1.29)

0.025

8.80–9.20

427/2477

51,327.01

0.83

1(ref.)

1

1(ref.)

1

 > 9.20

380/1769

33,765.13

1.13

1.42 (1.23, 1.63)

 < 0.001

1.18 (1.03,1.37)

0.022

  1. Group1-group3 were stratified basing TyG index: group1: < 8.80, group2: 8.80–9.20, group3: > 9.20. HR adjusted for age, sex, race, body mass index, smoking, drinking, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, use of cholesterol lowering medication, history of diabetes, hypertension, peripheral artery disease
  2. AF atrial fibrillation, TyG index triglyceride–glucose index, HR hazard ratios, CI confidence intervals
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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