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Table 2 Correlations between the TyG index and cardiovascular risk factors

From: Triglyceride-glucose index in the prediction of clinical outcomes after successful recanalization for coronary chronic total occlusions

Variables

Correlation coefficient(r)

p-value

Age(years)

-0.215

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

0.150

0.006

LVEF (%)

0.037

0.499

FPG (mmol/L)

0.576

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

0.867

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

0.267

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

0.092

0.096

HDL-C (mmol/L)

-0.252

< 0.001

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

0.164

0.003

UA (µmol/L)

-0.038

0.498

SYNTAX score

0.017

0.755

  1. TyG index, triglyceride-glucose index; BMI ,body mass index; LVEF, left ventricle ejection fraction; FPG, fasting plasma glucose;TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; UA, uric acid
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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