The Triglyceride-Glucose Index Predicts Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
Table 6
Association between the TyG index and high SYNTAX score (≥23).
Univariate
Multivariate
OR
95% CI
value
OR
95% CI
value
Age
1.037
1.007–1.067
0.015
1.014
0.971–1.059
0.529
Male
1.276
0.743–2.193
0.377
Smoking
1.515
0.883–2.599
0.131
Hypertension
1.178
0.663–2.093
0.576
MetS
2.610
1.537–4.432
<0.001
1.698
0.796–3.620
0.171
TyG index
8.127
4.783–13.808
<0.001
6.055
2.915–12.579
<0.001
LDL-C
1.498
1.093–2.053
0.012
1.062
0.680–1.658
0.792
HDL-C
0.315
0.101–0.977
0.045
0.526
0.112–2.458
0.414
Uric acid
1.001
0.998–1.004
0.424
eGFR-MDRD
0.983
0.969–0.996
0.011
0.995
0.978–1.012
0.580
2.068
1.211–3.531
0.008
1.465
0.741–2.898
0.273
5.883
2.618–13.221
<0.001
7.653
2.119–27.641
0.002
CRP
1.093
1.065–1.122
<0.001
1.071
1.036–1.106
<0.001
Abbreviations: MetS: metabolic syndrome; 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.
