Type 2 & other diabetes

The impact of sex-related disparities on the association between triglyceride-glucose index and renal function decline in patients with type 2 diabetes: Insights from the ACCORD trial

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Secondary analysis of the ACCORD randomised trial

Primary result · CKD risk in womenResult — go to the resultAHR (Model 3), women 1.46 95 % CI 1.13–1.88

Authors' conclusion

A higher TyG index was associated with elevated CKD risk and accelerated eGFR decline, particularly in women.

Study context

Population
Patients with T2D in the ACCORD trial
Participants
9,360 patients
Comparison
Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index tertiles T3 and T2 vs T1, by sex
  • T1n = 3,119reference
  • T2n = 3,121
  • T3n = 3,120
Primary endpoint
CKD
Follow-up
Median 4 years
Methodological detailstertiles of TyG index, Cox proportional hazards model, generalized additive mixed models
  • Tertiles of TyG index
  • Cox proportional hazards model
  • Generalized additive mixed models

Primary result

CKD risk in women

AHR (Model 3), women

1.46

95 % CI 1.13–1.88

P = 0.03 for interaction

T3vs T1
aHR (Model 3), women 1.46 (95 % CI 1.13–1.88); P for interaction = 0.03

As reported in the abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases overall
1 229 (13.30 %)

Further findings

mL/min/1.73 m²

OutcomeT1T3P value
eGFR decline in women (longitudinal analysis)T3 vs T1 · more rapid decline with T3; not in men−3.07−4.79P < 0.05

Original publication

The impact of sex-related disparities on the association between triglyceride-glucose index and renal function decline in patients with type 2 diabetes: Insights from the ACCORD trial. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 16 April 2025. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112163

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