Triglyceride glucose index is a useful marker for predicting subclinical coronary artery disease in the absence of traditional risk factors.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) events commonly occur in individuals with a low CV risk burden. This study evaluated the ability of the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index to predict subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic subjects without traditional CV risk factors (CVRFs). METHODS:This retrospective, cross-sectional, and observational study evaluated the association of TyG index with CAD in 1250 (52.8?±?6.5?years, 46.9% male) asymptomatic individuals without traditional CVRFs (defined as systolic/diastolic blood pressure???140/90?mmHg; fasting glucose ?126?mg/dL; total cholesterol ?240?mg/dL; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ?160?mg/dL; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

SUBMITTER: Park GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961240 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature