Predictive Value of Triglyceride-Glucose Index for All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study: TyG Index and Mortality in Diabetes.

To determine the associations between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and mortality from all causes and cardiovascular causes in diabetic population. 3349 participants with diabetes mellitus (DM) from the 1999-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), aged 18-85 years were included and grouped based on the TyG index in quintiles. Mortality was followed up through December 31, 2015.