Insulin resistance in adult primary care patients with a surrogate index, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2012.

Introduction: Insulin resistance (IR) is a key molecular disorder related with diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to determine IR in adult primary care patients using the triglyceride/glucose (TyG) index [(Ln TG (mg/dL) × FG (mg/dL))/2].

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional secondary analysis and identified IR subjects according to the TyG index.