Table 4 Association of the TyG index with atherosclerotic stenosis severity

Mild stenosis (n = 199)

TyG index

1.45(0.99–2.11)

0.054

1.64(1.10–2.45)

0.015

1.64(1.09–2.46)

0.017

1.88 (0.99–3.59)

0.055

TyG index tertiles

T1 (n = 138)

reference

reference

reference

reference

T2 (n = 30)

1.07(0.58–1.98)

0.829

1.22(0.64–2.33)

0.541

1.21(0.63–2.32)

0.057

0.97(0.49–1.95)

0.939

T3 (n = 31)

1.34(0.72–2.52)

0.353

1.64(0.85–3.16)

0.143

1.63(0.84–3.17)

0.150

1.14(0.48–2.72)

0.766

p for trend

1.15(0.85–1.58)

0.366

1.28(0.92–1.77)

0.146

1.27(0.91–1.77)

0.154

1.06(0.69–1.63)

0.797

Moderate stenosis (n = 139)

TyG index

1.37(0.94-2.00)

0.099

1.54(1.04–2.28)

0.032

1.45(0.96–2.18)

0.076

1.35(0.73–2.50)

0.336

TyG index tertiles

T1 (n = 51)

reference

reference

reference

reference

T2 (n = 46)

1.30(0.74–2.27)

0.358

1.49(0.84–2.66)

0.174

1.38(0.76–2.49)

0.293

1.12(0.59–2.10)

0.732

T3 (n = 45)

1.55(0.87–2.75)

0.139

1.89(1.04–3.46)

0.038

1.74(0. 93-3.28)

0.083

1.39(0.64–3.03)

0.408

p for trend

1.25(0.93–1.66)

0.134

1.38(1.02–1.86)

0.036

1.32(0.97–1.81)

0.081

1.17(0.80–1.73)

0.416

Severe stenosis (n = 748)

TyG index

1.49 (1.11–1.99)

0.008

1.66 (1.23–2.24)

0.001

1.59 (1.17–2.15)

0.003

1.97(1.27–3.05)

0.002

TyG index tertiles

T1 (n = 126)

reference

reference

reference

reference

T2 (n = 255)

1.51 (0.99–2.31)

0.057

1.66 (1.08–2.57)

0.021

1.61 (1.04–2.50)

0.033

1.54(0.97–2.45)

0.067

T3 (n = 264)

1.90 (1.22–2.97)

0.005

2.27 (1.44–3.59)

< 0.001

2.18 (1.73–3.47)

0.001

2.35(1.30–4.23)

0.005

p for trend

1.39 (1.11–1.73)

0.004

1.52 (1.21–1.91)

< 0.001

1.48 (1.17–1.87)

0.001

1.53(1.15–2.05)

0.004