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Association between the triglyceride–glucose index and diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study

Li Liu, Rui Xia, Xiaoqing Song, Ben-Ping Zhang, Wentao He, Xinrong Zhou, Shengzhong Li, Gang Yuan

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2020

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Abstract

The triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a reliable and simple marker of insulin resistance. We investigated the association between TyG index and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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