The discriminative ability of the triglyceride-glucose index to identify metabolic syndrome among adults of the northern Sri Lankan population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) is a simple surrogate marker for Insulin Resistance (IR). However, the relationship between the TyG index and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) remains unknown in the Northern Sri Lankan population.

Methods

This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of adults aged between 18 and 65 years living in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This study aimed to verify the discriminative ability of the TyG index to identify MetS using the International Diabetes Federation (IDF-2006) criteria and to determine the gender-specific TyG index cut-off values for better prediction of MetS in Northern Sri Lankan adults. TyG index was calculated as Ln[Triglycerides (TG) (mg/dl) × Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (mg/dl)/2].

Results

A total of 540 individuals

SUBMITTER: Paramanathan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218160 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature