Metabolic clustering of risk factors: evaluation of Triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) for evaluation of insulin resistance

Table 3 Correlation between fasting triglycerides, TyG, HDLc and HOMAIR with anthropometric indices and biochemical risks

Parameter		Fasting triglyceride(mmol/L)	(Glucose-triglyceride index) TyG	HDLc (mmol/L)	Non-HDLc (mmol/L)	HOMAIR
WHpR	Pearson correlation	0.154*	0.167*	0.002	0.178**	0.100
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.020	0.012	0.974	0.007	0.136
	N	227	227	225	227	223
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	Pearson correlation	0.190**	0.571**	− 0.066	0.030	0.398**
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.004	< 0.001	0.325	0.653	< 0.001
	N	227	227	225	227	223
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	Pearson correlation	0.445**	0.385**	0.105	0.887**	− 0.013
	Sig. (2-tailed)	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.117	< 0.001	0.842
	N	227	227	225	227	223
TyG	Pearson correlation	0.869**	1	− 0.290**	0.460**	0.274**
	Sig. (2-tailed)	< 0.001	–	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
	N	227	227	225	227	223
LDLc (mmol/L)	Pearson correlation	0.003	0.069	− 0.005	0.381**	0.025
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.970	0.302	0.941	< 0.001	0.715
	N	225	225	224	225	222
sdLDL (mmol/L)	Pearson correlation	0.540**	0.526**	− 0.133*	0.353**	0.085
	Sig. (2-tailed)	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.046	< 0.001	0.206
	N	227	227	225	227	223
HbA1c (%)	Pearson correlation	0.007	0.240**	0.058	− 0.087	0.193**
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.915	< 0.001	0.387	0.784	0.004
	N	223	223	222	221	223
UACR	Pearson correlation	0.119	0.199**	− 0.080	0.100	− 0.017
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.122	0.009	0.298	0.196	0.827
	N	171	171	170	170	171

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