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Triglyceride Glucose Index Associated With Arterial Stiffness in Chinese Community-Dwelling Elderly

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FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.737899

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triglyceride glucose index; insulin resistance; arterial stiffness; brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; elderly

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This study in Chinese older adults found a significant association between the TyG index and arterial stiffness assessed by baPWV. For each SD increase in the TyG index, the baPWV increased by 49 cm/s.
Background: The population of older adults is growing rapidly with the increasing pace of aging worldwide. The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index has been a convenient and reliable surrogate marker of insulin resistance (IR). This study aimed to determine the association between the TyG index and arterial stiffness assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in Chinese older adults. Methods: A total of 2,035 participants aged 60 years or above were enrolled. Demographic, anthropometric, and cardiovascular risk factors were collected. TyG index was calculated using ln (fasting triglycerides [mg/dL] x fasting glucose [mg/dL]/2). Arterial stiffness was measured using baPWV. Results: The participants, with the mean [standard deviation (SD)] age of 71.32 (6.75) years, the female proportion of 39.65%, the mean (SD) baPWV of 1,998 (437) cm/s, and the mean (SD) TyG index of 8.86 (0.54), were divided into four groups according to TyG index quartiles. Age-adjusted baPWV presented an increasing trend according to TyG index quartiles. In the fully adjusted linear regression model, the baPWV increased 49 cm/s, with the 95% confidence interval (CI) from 24 to 75 cm/s, per-SD increase in the TyG index. In the fully-adjusted logistic regression model, the odds ratio (95% CI) of high baPWV (>75th percentile) was 1.32 (1.09, 1.60) for each SD increase in the TyG index. The generalized additive model analysis also confirmed the significant association of the TyG index with baPWV and high baPWV. Conclusion: The TyG index is significantly associated with arterial stiffness assessed by baPWV in Chinese older adults.

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