Journal article
Association of the triglyceride glucose index as a measure of insulin resistance with mortality and cardiovascular disease in populations from five continents (PURE study): a prospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is an easily accessible surrogate marker of insulin resistance, an important pathway in the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, the association of the TyG index with cardiovascular diseases and mortality has mainly been investigated in Asia, with few data available from other regions of the world. We assessed the association of insulin resistance (as determined by …
Authors
Lopez-Jaramillo P; Gomez-Arbelaez D; Martinez-Bello D; Abat MEM; Alhabib KF; Avezum Á; Barbarash O; Chifamba J; Diaz ML; Gulec S
Journal
The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. e23–e33
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2023
DOI
10.1016/s2666-7568(22)00247-1
ISSN
2666-7568