Research Article

The Triglyceride-Glucose Index Predicts Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses for the TyG index.

VariableUnivariateMultivariate
Standard valueStandard value

Age0.0030.0440.362
Male-0.055-0.0410.388
BMI0.0410.209<0.0010.0180.0930.012
Smoking0.0350.0280.565
Hypertension0.0600.0450.351
GMD0.5900.466<0.0010.4170.330<0.001
LDL-C0.2200.281<0.0010.1720.220<0.001
HDL-C-0.398-0.178<0.001-0.335-0.150<0.001
Uric acid0.0010.197<0.0010.0010.1140.002
eGFR-MDRD-0.004-0.1330.005
BNP0.0010.1390.004
CRP0.0260.480<0.0010.0170.321<0.001

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; GMD: glucose metabolism disorder; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR-MDRD: estimated glomerular filtration rate based on the MDRD equation; CRP: C-reactive protein; BNP: B type natriuretic peptide.