Association between triglyceride-glucose index and intracranial/extracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: findings from a retrospective study
Authors' conclusion
Elevated TyG index was associated with ICAS/ECAS. TyG index might be a useful indicator of ICAS and severe stenosis.
Study context
- Population
- Patients who underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for evaluating ICAS/extracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ECAS), Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, January 2017 to October 2021; median age 62 (IQR 55–68) years, 71.3% male
- Participants
- 1,129 patients
- Exposure
- Association of triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index with ICAS/ECAS
- Outcome
- ICAS/ECAS status: location and distribution of stenosis, stenosis severity and symptomatic stenosis
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Association of TyG index with ICAS/ECAS
Median TyG index
8.81
8.40, 9.21
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Association between triglyceride-glucose index and intracranial/extracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: findings from a retrospective study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. Published 14 March 2024. doi:10.
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