Hormonal
Higher TyG-BMI values are positively and linearly associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome stages 0-3.
If you have metabolic risk factors or early kidney/heart issues, monitoring your Triglyceride-Glucose BMI (TyG-BMI) is a valuable tool for predicting heart disease risk. This index combines your body mass with blood sugar and fat levels to assess insulin resistance. Keeping this index low through lifestyle management (diet and exercise) is critical for preventing cardiovascular events, especially if you are over 45.
This cohort study demonstrated an association between the TyG-BMI index and an increased incidence of CVD within the population at CKM syndrome stages 0–3. Notably, this association presented as a linear relationship...
Why this rating
Large-scale prospective cohort study (n=7376) with rigorous adjustment for confounders, though self-reported CVD is a limitation.
Source
Association between the triglyceride glucose-body mass index and future cardiovascular disease risk in a population with Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic syndrome stage 0–3: a nationwide prospective cohort study
Weipeng Li et al. · Cardiovascular Diabetology · 2024
DOI 10.1186/s12933-024-02352-6
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