Triglyceride-Glucose Index Cutoff Point Is an Accurate Marker for Predicting the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Caucasian Subjects.

Background: Recently, the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been suggested as a surrogate insulin resistance marker. This index could act as an early screening marker in individuals with a high risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) such as obese subjects. Aims: The objective of this work was to detect...

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Published in:Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 70 - 78
Main Authors: Primo, David, Izaola, Olatz, de Luis, Daniel A.
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Published: Karger AG 2023
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          Primo, David
          Izaola, Olatz
          de Luis, Daniel A.
        affil: Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Investigation Centre on Endocrinology and Nutrition (IEN), University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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          Metabolic Syndrome X Epidemiology
          Obesity
          White Persons Psychosocial Factors
          Forecasting
          Triglycerides Blood
          Blood Glucose
          Biological Markers Blood
          Metabolic Syndrome X Risk Factors
          Human
          Comparative Studies
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Blood Pressure
          Insulin Blood
          Insulin Resistance
          Lipids Blood
          C-Reactive Protein Blood
          Adipokines Blood
          Descriptive Statistics
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Background: Recently, the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been suggested as a surrogate insulin resistance marker. This index could act as an early screening marker in individuals with a high risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) such as obese subjects. Aims: The objective of this work was to detect the cutoff point of the TyG index for the diagnosis of MS according to ATPIII criteria on obese subjects and to compare with HOMA-IR. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 1,494 obese subjects. Measurements of adiposity parameters, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, insulin concentration, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), lipid profile, C-reactive protein, adipokines, and the prevalence of MS were determined. The TyG index was calculated from the next equation: Ln (fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) × fasting glucose (mg/dL))/2. Results: A total of 1,494 subjects were recruited, 421 males (28.1%) and 1,073 females (71.8%), with an average age of 45.8 ± 15.3 years (range: 29–62). A total of 677 subjects had MS (45.5%) and 817 did not show MS (54.6%). The averages of HOMA-IR and TyG index values increased as the components of MS were aggregated, and both indexes were higher in subjects with MS. The area under the curve (AUC) of the TyG index according to ATPIII criteria showed values of 0.746 (0.721–0.771; p = 0.001). The cutoff point according to the Youden index was 4.72, with sensitivity and specificity of 87% and 88.2%, respectively. For the HOMA-IR, AUC showed values of 0.682 (0.654–0.710; p = 0.01). The cutoff point was 3.23, with sensitivity and specificity of 78% and 70.1%, respectively. Conclusions: The TyG index is more powerful for predicting MS than HOMA-IR in Caucasian obese subjects.
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