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Triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of cohort studies

Xi-Yun Rao, Zi-Yi Xin, Qing-Wen Yu, Lanlan Feng, Yong-Min Shi, Ting Tang, Xu-Han Tong, Si-Qi Hu et al.

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2025

871,728 participants · 50 citations

Abstract

Numerous studies have shown that insulin resistance (IR) is closely related to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aims to summarize the correlation between the triglyceride-glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI index), a novel surrogate indicator of insulin resistance, and the incidence of CVD in patients without CVD at baseline through meta-analysis. Cohort studies assessing multivariate-corrected hazard ratios (HRs) for associations between the TyG-BMI index and cardiovascular disease (CVD) were obtained by searching PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science. Results were combined using a random-effects model to account for heterogeneity among the included studies. Robust error meta-regression was used to fit the nonlinear dose–response relationship. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.4 and STATA 18.0. Ten cohort studies involving a total of 871,728 subjects were included. The results indicated that Compared with the lowest TyG-BMI index category, the highest TyG-BMI index was related to a higher incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) (HR = 1.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.35–1.95; I2 = 94%),coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR = 1.69; 95% (CI): 1.23–2.31; I2 = 94%). stroke(HR = 1.57; 95% (CI): 1.11–2.23; I2 = 94%).In the dose–response analysis, there was a linear association of the TyG-BMI index with the risk of CVD (Pnonlinear = 0.223), CAD (Pnonlinear = 0.693), and stroke (Pnonlinear = 0.122)No significant…

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