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Table 7 ROC analyses of the TyG index

From: The triglyceride-glucose index is associated with atherosclerosis in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease, regardless of diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia

 

AUC

95% CI

P

Sensitivity

Specificity

Youden’s index

CHD

 TyG index

0.636

0.600–0.673

0.000

0.676

0.536

8.727

 FBG (mg/dL)

0.632

0.596–0.668

0.000

0.563

0.663

103.950

 TG (mg/dL)

0.598

0.560–0.636

0.000

0.800

0.349

97.017

Carotid atherosclerotic plaque

 TyG index

0.603

0.572–0.635

0.000

0.692

0.483

8.725

 FBG (mg/dL)

0.594

0.563–0.625

0.000

0.691

0.476

98.910

 TG (mg/dL)

0.574

0.542–0.607

0.000

0.804

0.318

97.903

  1. CHD coronary heart disease, FBG fasting blood glucose, TG triglyceride, CI confidence intervals, ROC receiver operating characteristic curve, AUC area under the curve
  2. P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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