The impact of triglyceride-glucose index on incident cardiovascular events during 16 years of follow-up: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
Abstract Background To investigate whether the Triglyceride-Glucose index (TyG-index) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD)/coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods A total of 7521 Iranians aged ≥ 30 years (male = 3367) were included in the study. Multivariate Cox regressio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01121-5 |