International Journal of Endocrinology

Research Article

Triglycerides/Glucose and Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Indices in Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies: A Longitudinal Study

Table 2

Spearman’s correlation coefficients by each trimester of healthy pregnancy.
VariablesEarly pregnancyMiddle pregnancyLate pregnancy
HOMA-IRTyGTG/HDL-cHOMA-IRTyGTG/HDL-cHOMA-IRTyGTG/HDL-c
-value-value-value-value-value-value-value-value-value
BMI0.304<0.050.031>0.050.172<0.050.346>0.050.102>0.050.092>0.050.438<0.050.023>0.050.061>0.05
Systolic BP−0.111>0.05−0.136>0.05−0.050>0.05−0.034>0.05−0.133>0.05−0.066>0.05−0.032>0.05−0.076>0.050.053>0.05
Diastolic BP−0.064>0.050.043>0.050.014>0.050.045>0.05−0.119>0.05−0.007>0.05−0.032>0.05−0.119>0.05−0.146>0.05
Mean BP0.095>0.050.093>0.050.015>0.05−0.046>0.05−0.141>0.05−0.038>0.05−0.036>0.05−0.113>0.05−0.075>0.05
Fasting glucose                  
Triglycerides0.148>0.05    0.211<0.05    −0.062>0.05    
Total cholesterol0.014>0.050.491<0.050.139>0.05−0.119>0.050.345<0.050.041>0.05−0.010>0.050.413<0.050.056>0.05
HDL-cholesterol−0.024>0.050.094>0.05  −0.070>0.050.049>0.05  −0.051>0.050.187<0.05  
LDL-cholesterol0.085>0.050.276<0.050.061>0.05−0.113>0.050.097>0.05−0.057>0.050.043>0.050.173<0.050.053>0.05
C-reactive protein0.085>0.050.157>0.050.189<0.050.153>0.050.149>0.050.164>0.050.041>0.050.085>0.050.178<0.05
Fasting insulin  0.227<0.050.173<0.05  0.263<0.050.236<0.05  0.034>0.050.055>0.05
HOMA-IR  0.274<0.050.168<0.05  0.316<0.050.258<0.05  0.087>0.050.036>0.05
QUICKI  −0.339<0.05−0.240<0.05  −0.316<0.05−0.232<0.05  −0.128>0.050.032>0.05
TyG index0.274<0.05    0.316<0.05    0.087>0.05    
TG/HDL-c index0.168<0.05    0.258<0.05    0.036>0.05    
BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance; QUICKI: quantitative insulin sensitivity check index; TyG index: triglycerides/glucose; TG/HDL-c index: triglycerides/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. A -value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.