Is a higher triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and mortality in the general population?
The triglyceride-glucose index may serve as a useful biomarker for predicting the risk of coronary artery disease and overall cardiovascular disease in the general population.
Based on our current evidence, a higher TyG index may be associated with an increased incidence of CAD (moderate certainty), MI (very low certainty) and CVD (very low certainty) in the general population. There is a potential linear association of the TyG index with CAD and the composite CVD incidence. Further prospective studies (especially in non-Asians) are needed to confirm our findings.
Liu et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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