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Table 3 Risk of type 2 diabetes according to TyG index and TG/HDL-C quartile

From: Predictive value of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride glycemic index for diabetes incidence in pre-diabetes patients: a prospective cohort study

Index

Events (n)

Population at risk

Cumulative incidence (95% CI)

Model 1, hazard

ratio (95% CI)

Model 2, hazard

ratio (95% CI)

Model 3, hazard

ratio (95% CI)

TyG index

Q1

10

190

5.26 (2.52–9.67)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

Q2

23

189

12.16 (7.71–18.26)

2.37 (1.13–4.98)

0.022

2.40  1.14–5.05)

0.021

2.21 (1.01–4.80)

0.045

Q3

25

190

13.15 (8.52–19.42)

2.58 (1.24–5.37)

0.011

2.62 (1.25–5.46)

0.010

2.48 (1.11–5.53)

0.026

Q4

37

189

19.57 (13.78–26.98)

3.84 (1.91–7.72)

< 0.001

3.84 (1.91–7.74)

< 0.001

4.42 (1.75–11.21)

0.002

TG/HDL-C

Q1

11

190

5.78 (2.89–10.35)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

Q2

26

189

13.76 (8.99–20.16)

2.48 (1.22–5.02)

0.012

2.48 (1.22–5.03)

0.011

2.28 (1.11–4.68)

0.024

Q3

27

190

14.21 (9.36–20.68)

2.53 (1.25–5.11)

0.009

2.54 (1.26–5.13)

0.009

2.02 (0.97–4.17)

0.057

Q4

31

189

16.40 (11.14–23.28)

2.90 (1.45–5.77)

0.002

2.88 (1.44–5.76)

0.003

2.15 (1.04–4.47)

0.038

  1. Model 1: crude, model 2: adjusted for age and sex
  2. Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, marital status, socioeconomic status, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, hypertension, total cholesterol, dyslipidemia,