Association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and increased blood pressure in normotensive subjects: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insulin resistance (IR) is an important contributor to the development of hypertension (HTN), and the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a simple, reliable marker of IR. This study investigated the association between the TyG index and blood pressure (BP) elevation in a large general population.

Methods

The study enrolled 15,721 adults with no history of cardiometabolic diseases from the 2016-2019 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants were classified into quartiles based on the TyG index and BP was categorized as normal BP, elevated BP, pre-HTN, and HTN. The associations of the TyG index with BP categories were assessed using multivariate multinomial logistic regression models with normal BP as the reference group.

SUBMITTER: Lee DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature