Relationship between triglyceride-glucose index and carotid plaques in a high-stroke-risk population in southeast china: A population-based cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical arterial atherosclerosis (CAA) is an important risk factor of stroke in China. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a simple and low-cost marker for ischemic stroke. Whether the TyG index predicts cervical arterial atherosclerosis remains uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the TyG index and cervical arterial atherosclerosis.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in residents aged ≥40 years in the general population of southeast China. All participants completed a detailed questionnaire and provided blood samples. The high-stroke-risk groups further completed cervical artery ultrasonography. The TyG index was calculated using a well-established formula and analyzed in quartiles (Q1-Q4). Multivariate logistic r

SUBMITTER: Tang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9596760 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature