Fig. 2

Multivariable adjusted spline curves for associations of the TyG index with all-cause (a) and cardiovascular mortality (b) in respondents with cardiometabolic syndrome. Hazard ratios adjusted for age (as a continuous variable), gender and race, poverty ratio (as a continuous variable), education levels, marital status, body mass index (as a continuous variable), nicotine exposure, alcohol use, and physical inactivity. The solid line and red area represent the estimated values and their corresponding 95% CI. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, TyG index triglyceride-glucose index