Fasting triglycerides are positively associated with cardiovascular mortality risk in people with diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We investigated the association of fasting triglycerides with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.

Methods and results

This cohort study included US adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 1988 to 2014. CVD mortality outcomes were ascertained by linkage to the National Death Index records. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of triglycerides for CVD mortality. The cohort included 26 570 adult participants, among which 3978 had diabetes. People with higher triglycerides had a higher prevalence of diabetes at baseline. The cohort was followed up for a mean of 12.0 years with 1492 CVD deaths recorded. A 1-natural-log-unit higher triglyceride was associated with a 30%

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10153411 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature