Type 2 & other diabetes

Associations of baseline and changes in the triglyceride glucose-weight adjusted waist index and cardiovascular disease risk: evidence from middle-aged and older individuals

Cardiovasc DiabetolPublished Prospective cohort study

Main finding · CVD riskResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.270 CI 1.008–1.605

Study context

Population
Middle-aged and older individuals, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study613 cardiovascular disease (CVD) events
Exposure
Baseline, cumulative and change in TyG-WWI index vs CVD risk
Outcome
CVD risk
Follow-up
Over two survey waves
Methodological detailslogistic regression, subgroup analyses, E-values, restricted cubic spline, quartile-based analysis
  • Logistic regression
  • Subgroup analyses
  • E-values
  • Restricted cubic spline
  • Quartile-based analysis

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Odds ratio

1.270

CI 1.008–1.605

Class 2vs Class 1
OR 1.270 (CI 1.008–1.605)
Cumulative TyG-WWI index, adjusted OR
1.005 (1.000, 1.009) (95% CI)
Baseline TyG-WWI index, OR (95% CI); no significant association
1.007 (0.996, 1.019)

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Associations of baseline and changes in the triglyceride glucose-weight adjusted waist index and cardiovascular disease risk: evidence from middle-aged and older individuals. Cardiovasc Diabetol. Published 18 November 2024. doi:10.1186/s12933-024-02511-9

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