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The association between triglyceride-glucose index, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, and death in Korean adults: A retrospective study based on the NHIS-HEALS cohort.

Joungyoun KimSang-Jun ShinHee Taik Kang
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Elevated TyG index was positively associated with the primary outcomes (CCVDs and all-cause mortality) in men and predicted higher risk of CVDs and ischemic CbVDs in both sexes.
Keyphrases
  • ischemia reperfusion injury
  • blood glucose
  • adipose tissue
  • cerebral ischemia
  • skeletal muscle
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • weight loss