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Table 2 The association between TyG index and three cognitive test scores among nondiabetic older adults

From: The association between triglyceride-glucose index and cognitive function in nondiabetic elderly: NHANES 2011–2014

 

CERAD test score

 

Animal Fluency Test score

 

DSST score

Crude

Model 1

Model 2

 

Crude

Model 1

Model 2

 

Crude

Model 1

Model 2

TyG index (continuous)

-1.14 (-2.24, -0.03) *

-1.02 (-2.10, 0.06)

-1.24 (-2.52, 0.03)

 

-0.71 (-1.77, 0.34)

-0.68 (-1.67, 0.32)

-1.03 (-2.16, 0.10)

 

-0.38 (-3.84, 3.07)

-0.07 (-3.07, 2.93)

-1.54 (-4.20, 1.11)

TyG index (quartiles)

     

Q1

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

Q2

-0.73 (-2.34, 0.89)

-0.54 (-1.88, 0.79)

-0.39 (-1.76, 0.97)

 

-0.68 (-2.52, 1.16)

-0.61 (-2.22, 1.00)

-0.65 (-2.38, 1.09)

 

-1.01 (-6.49, 4.45)

-0.02 (-0.11, 0.09)

-0.57 (-4.55, 3.41)

Q3

-1.84 (-3.56, -0.11) *

-1.29 (-2.83, 0.25)

-1.15 (-2.81, 0.51)

 

-1.48 (-3.30, 0.35)

-1.22 (-2.89, 0.45)

-1.09 (-2.67, 0.48)

 

-3.56 (-9.41, 2.28)

0.03 (-0.09,0.15)

-1.97 (-6.57, 2.63)

Q4

-2.18 (-3.81, -0.55) *

-2.04 (-3.53, -0.55) **

-2.45 (-4.03, -0.96) **

 

-1.25 (-3.04, 0.53)

-1.15 (-2.79, 0.49)

-1.54 (-3.27, 0.18)

 

-0.63 (-5.89, 4.64)

-0.08 (-0.19, 0.03)

-2.14 (-6.43, 2.15)

  1. Abbreviations: The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD); Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST)
  2. Data are presented as β (95% confidence intervals). * P < 0.05. ** P < 0.01
  3. Crude model adjusted for None
  4. Model 1 adjusted for age and gender
  5. Model 2 adjusted for age, gender, BMI, race/ethnicity, educational level, family income-poverty ratio, serum total cholesterol (mg/dl), physical activity, drinking status, smoking status, hypertension, heart failure, coronary heart disease, and stroke
  6. The CERAD test included CERAD-WL and CERAD-DR.