Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted correlations between the triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index and cardiometabolic risk factors in the study population (n = 7,404).

From: A population-based study of TyG index distribution and its relationship to cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents

 

Coefficient (r)

All participants

Boys

Girls

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 3

Model 4

Sex

0.051*

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Age, y

–0.035**

–

–

0.060*

–

–

 − 0.154*

–

–

BMI SDS

0.246**

0.245*

–

0.276*

0.282*

–

0.209*

0.207*

–

WC SDS

0.267*

0.266*

0.110*

0.301*

0.303*

0.117*

0.222*

0.228*

0.100*

SBP, mmHg

0.141*

0.169*

0.104*

0.187*

0.178*

0.089*

0.113*

0.128*

0.082*

DBP, mmHg

0.086*

0.106*

0.083*

0.133*

0.119*

0.089*

0.027

0.067*

0.049

Glucose, mg/dL

0.240*

0.244*

0.220*

0.210*

0.224*

0.192*

0.287*

0.267*

0.251*

T-C, mg/dL

0.273*

0.266*

0.241*

0.292*

0.308*

0.268*

0.239*

0.238*

0.227*

HDL-C, mg/dL

 − 0.350*

 − 0.365*

 − 0.325*

 − 0.340*

 − 0.336*

 − 0.286*

 − 0.383*

 − 0.382*

 − 0.350*

TG, mg/dL

0.931*

0.931*

0.926*

0.928*

0.928*

0.922*

0.934*

0.933*

0.930*

LDL-C, mg/dL

0.098*

0.091*

0.051*

0.105*

0.115*

0.055*

0.078*

0.079*

0.057*

  1. BMI, body mass index; SDS, standard deviation score; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; T–C, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  2. Adjusted model 1: adjusted for sex and age.
  3. Adjusted model 2: adjusted for sex, age, and BMI SDS.
  4. Adjusted model 3: adjusted for age.
  5. Adjusted model 4: adjusted for age and BMI SDS.
  6. * P < 0.001, ** P < 0.01.
Back to article page