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The Triglyceride-Glucose Index is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Hospital-Based, Nested, Case-Control Study.

Litong YaoXinyu WangYifan ZhongYan WangJingyang WuJin GengYun ZhouJun ChenPeng GuanYingying XuLei ChenLei LiuYuedong Hu
Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2021)
The TyG index was associated with the presence and severity of DR. Our findings suggest that the TyG index may become a useful biomarker in evaluating and following the presence of DR and VTDR.
Keyphrases
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • optical coherence tomography
  • editorial comment
  • metabolic syndrome
  • blood pressure
  • adipose tissue
  • low density lipoprotein