Impact of Visit-to-Visit Triglyceride-Glucose Index Variability on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly.

Fei Chen Ying Pan Ziqing Liu Rong Huang Jing Wang Jian Shao Ya-Qin Gong Xiyi Sun Xiaobo Jiang Weihao Wang Zhaoqiang Li Shao Zhong Qi Pan Kai-Xin Zhou

Published in: International journal of endocrinology (2022)

High variability in TyG was significantly associated with elevated CVD risk in the elderly, independent of average TyG and other risk factors. Close monitoring variability in TyG might be informative to identify old individuals at high risk of CVD.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
risk factors
middle aged
community dwelling
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
cardiovascular events