Table 4 Association between the triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index and cardiometabolic risk factors using multiple linear regression analysis 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

 

β

SE

R2

P

All participants1

WC SDS

0.116

0.012

0.788

 < 0.001

SBP, mmHg

2.009

0.224

0.187

 < 0.001

DBP, mmHg

1.464

0.203

0.123

 < 0.001

Glucose, mg/dL

3.376

0.175

0.105

 < 0.001

T-C, mg/dL

13.012

0.611

0.109

 < 0.001

HDL-C, mg/dL

 − 6.431

0.217

0.179

 < 0.001

TG, mg/dL

85.518

0.405

0.866

 < 0.001

LDL-C, mg/dL

2.339

0.544

0.049

 < 0.001

Boys2

WC SDS

0.108

0.015

0.838

 < 0.001

SBP, mmHg

1.681

0.302

0.226

 < 0.001

DBP, mmHg

1.570

0.281

0.166

 < 0.001

Glucose, mg/dL

2.679

0.220

0.092

 < 0.001

T-C, mg/dL

13.994

0.805

0.142

 < 0.001

HDL-C, mg/dL

 − 5.396

0.287

0.188

 < 0.001

TG, mg/dL

84.767

0.569

0.861

 < 0.001

LDL-C, mg/dL

2.437

0.720

0.073

 < 0.001

Girls3

WC SDS

0.123

0.021

0.730

 < 0.001

SBP, mmHg

1.595

0.330

0.074

 < 0.001

DBP, mmHg

0.869

0.296

0.070

0.003

Glucose, mg/dL

4.309

0.285

0.108

 < 0.001

T-C, mg/dL

12.873

0.939

0.057

 < 0.001

HDL-C, mg/dL

 − 7.261

0.332

0.173

 < 0.001

TG, mg/dL

86.674

0.582

0.873

 < 0.001

LDL-C, mg/dL

2.800

0.836

0.016

 < 0.001

  1. WC, waist circumference; SDS, standard deviation score; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; T-C, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; triglyceride–glucose index, TyG index.
  2. 1Multiple linear regression analysis of the TyG index and cardiometabolic risk factors was performed after controlling for sex, age, body mass index (BMI) SDS, alcohol drinking, smoking, household income, rural residence, and physical activity among all participants.
  3. 2Multiple linear regression analysis of the TyG index and cardiometabolic risk factors was performed after controlling for age, BMI SDS, alcohol drinking, smoking, household income, rural residence, and physical activity among all boys.
  4. 3Multiple linear regression analysis of the TyG index and cardiometabolic risk factors was performed after controlling for sex, age, BMI SDS, alcohol drinking, smoking, household income, rural residence, and physical activity among all girls.
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