Predicting the development of diabetes using the product of triglycerides and glucose: the Chungju Metabolic Disease Cohort (CMC) study.

BACKGROUND: To determine whether the TyG index, a product of the levels of triglycerides and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) might be a valuable marker for predicting future diabetes. METHODS: A total of 5,354 nondiabetic subjects who had completed their follow-up visit for evaluating diabetes status w...

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Main Authors: Seung-Hwan Lee, Hyuk-Sang Kwon, Yong-Moon Park, Hee-Sung Ha, Seung Hee Jeong, Hae Kyung Yang, Jin-Hee Lee, Hyeon-Woo Yim, Moo-Il Kang, Won-Chul Lee, Ho-Young Son, Kun-Ho Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938726?pdf=render