Triglyceride-glucose index is capable of identifying metabolically obese, normal-weight older individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The concept of metabolically obese, normal weight (MONW) has emerged to describe individuals with a normal body mass index (BMI) who are at a relatively high risk of chronic diseases. However, BMI itself is a suboptimal index for the assessment of the health risks associated with visceral fat. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is considered to be a reliable and cost-effective marker of insulin resistance. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to determine the TyG index cut-off values that could be used to define MONW in older people and to determine the usefulness of these values for the prediction of chronic diseases.

Methods

A total of 4,721 participants in the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey who were ≥ 60 years of age and did not

SUBMITTER: Kim B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10837892 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature