Triglyceride glucose index as a predictor of mortality in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes in the US.

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NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, 1 Xiyuan Caochang, Haidian District, Beijing, 100091, China.

Published: September 2023

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  • The study investigates the relationship between the triglyceride glucose index (TyG index) and mortality in middle-aged and elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), using data from 2,998 patients in the NHANES survey from 1999 to 2018.
  • The analysis reveals a U-shaped association, indicating that higher TyG levels are linked to increased all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, with specific cutoffs of 8.95 and 9, respectively.
  • For those with TyG levels at or above these cutoffs, each 1 unit increase in the TyG index corresponds to a 33% increase in all-cause mortality and a 50% increase in CVD mortality

Article Abstract

Despite a wealth of research linking the triglyceride glucose index (TyG index) to metabolic diseases. However, little evidence links the TyG index to all-cause or CVD mortality in middle-aged and elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study analyzed data from 2998 patients with T2D who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 1999 and 2018. The TyG index and mortality in middle-aged and elderly T2D patients were investigated using Cox regression models. The nonlinear association between the TyG index and mortality can be understood with the help of a restricted cubic spline (RCS). During a median follow-up period of 82 months, 883 fatalities were observed from all causes and 265 from CVD. The TyG index was found to have a U-shaped relationship with all-cause and CVD mortality in T2D, with cutoffs of 8.95 and 9, respectively, according to the RCS. After controlling for other factors, an increase of 1 unit in the TyG index was related to an increase of 33% in all-cause mortality and 50% in CVD mortality when TyG was ≥ 8.95 and 9. When TyG < 8.95 and 9, with the change in the TyG index, the change in all-cause and CVD death was insignificant. Patients with T2D who are middle-aged or older, especially elderly patients, have higher TyG levels associated with increased mortality. In middle-aged and elderly patients with T2D, the TyG index may predict the probability of death from any cause and death from CVD.

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