Patients in the highest triglyceride glucose index quartile had a significantly increased risk of experiencing both stroke and myocardial infarction (HR 1.282) compared to those in the lowest quartile.
Cohort (n=5,593,134)
Does a higher TyG index predict incident stroke, myocardial infarction, or both in adults over 40 without prior ASCVD?
The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is a simple, low-cost surrogate marker for insulin resistance that independently predicts the development of myocardial infarction and stroke in a general population.
Effect estimate: HR 1.282 (95% CI 1.261-1.303)
p-value: p=<0.001
BACKGROUND: The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is an inexpensive clinical surrogate marker for insulin resistance. However, the relationship between TyG index and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. We evaluated the relationship between TyG index and CVD using a large-scale population dataset from the National Health Information Database (NHID). METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational cohort study of 5,593,134 persons older than 40 years from 2009 to 2017 using the NHID. We divided the participants into TyG index quartiles. Outcome variables were stroke, myocardial infarction, and both. The incidence of outcomes was estimated for each TyG quartile over the total follow-up period. All outcomes were analyzed by Cox proportional hazards regression analysis while controlling for baseline covariates. RESULTS: During 8.2 years of mean follow-up, stroke was diagnosed in 89,120 (1.59%), MI in 62,577 (1.12%), and both stroke and MI in 146,744 (2.62%) participants. Multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for patients in the highest TyG index quartile demonstrated that these patients were at higher risk for stroke (HR = 1.259; 95% confidence interval CI 1.233-1.286), for MI (HR = 1.313; 95% CI 1.28-1.346), and for both (HR = 1.282; 95% CI 1.261-1.303) compared with participants in the lowest TyG index quartile. These effects were independent of age, sex, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, and total cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS: In our large population study, TyG index, a simple measure reflecting insulin resistance, was potentially useful in the early identification of individuals at high risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event.
Hong et al. (Wed,) conducted a cohort in Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk (n=5,593,134). Highest triglyceride glucose (TyG) index quartile vs. Lowest triglyceride glucose (TyG) index quartile was evaluated on Myocardial infarction and stroke (HR 1.282, 95% CI 1.261-1.303, p=<0.001). Patients in the highest triglyceride glucose index quartile had a significantly increased risk of experiencing both stroke and myocardial infarction (HR 1.282) compared to those in the lowest quartile.