Triglyceride-Glucose Index as Predictor for Hypertension, CHD and STROKE Risk among Non-Diabetic Patients: A NHANES Cross-Sectional Study 2001

Triglyceride-Glucose Index as Predictor for Hypertension, CHD and STROKE Risk among Non-Diabetic Patients: A NHANES Cross-Sectional Study 2001–2020

Published:2024-07-02 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:2210-6014
Container-title:Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
language:en
Short-container-title:J Epidemiol Glob Health

Author:

Sawaf Bisher,Swed Sarya,Alibrahim Hidar,Bohsas Haidara,Dave Tirth^ORCID,Nasif Mohamad Nour,Hafez Wael,Tashrifwala Fatema Ali Asgar,Jabban Yazan Khair Eldien,Al-Rassas Safwan,Saleh Heba haj,Zaidi Abdul Rehman Zia,Alghalyini Baraa,Mohamed Shaymaa Abdelmaboud,Mohamed Waleed Farouk,Farwati Amr,Seijari Mohammed Najdat,Battikh Naim,Elnagar Basma,Iqbal Seema,Robles-Velasco Karla,Cherrez-Ojeda Ivan

Abstract

Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of global mortality. Early intervention and prevention of CVD depend on accurately predicting the risk of CVD. This study aimed to investigate the association between the TyG index and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), heart attack (HA), stroke, and hypertension (HTN) among patients without diabetes in the United States. Methods In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2001 to 2020. We conducted several regression analysis models and calculated the sensitivity and specificity of (TyG) index for predicting the onset of CHD, CHF, HA, stroke, and HTN. Results A total of 10,937 individuals without diabetes participated in our study. Individuals with a TyG index greater than 8.96 displayed significant increasing in various parameters, including BMI, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL, and Apo-B levels (p < 0.001). Almost all regression models ensured that a higher TyGI value was associated with higher odds of having CHD, CHF, HA, stroke, and HTN, which patients with a TyGI value higher than 8.96 have odds ratios of 2.24–5.58 for CHD, 1.68–4.42 for stroke, 2.45–3.77 for HA and 1.75–3.93 for HTN comparing than patients with a TyGI value lower than 8.11 (p-value < 0.05).We evaluated the predictive value of the TyG index for each endpoint, obtaining the following area under the curve (AUC) values: 54.75% for CHF (95% CI: 0.542–0.614), 52.32% for stroke (95% CI: 0.529–0.584), 55.67% for HA (95% CI: 0.595–0.646), 55.59% for HTN (95% CI: 0.574–0.597), and 50.31% for CHD (95% CI: 0.592–0.646). Conclusion The TyG index showed a strong correlation with cardiovascular risk factors in individuals without diabetes, however it was a poor predictor of almost studied cardiovascular diseases.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s44197-024-00269-7.pdf

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