Triglyceride glucose index, a marker of insulin resistance, is associated with coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic subjects with type 2 diabetes

Table 2 Multiple regression analysis for coronary artery stenosis

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
TyG index tertile	OR (95 % CI)	P value	OR (95 % CI)	P value	OR (95 % CI)	P value	OR (95 % CI)	P value
Lowest	1 (reference)		1 (reference)		1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Mid	2.36 (1.370–4.078)	0.002	2.28 (1.313–3.967)	0.003	1.71 (0.729–3.991)	0.219	1.63 (0.674–3.924)	0.279
Highest	2.50 (1.432–4.348)	0.001	2.54 (1.418–4.544)	0.002	3.42 (1.519–7.709)	0.003	3.19 (1.371–7.424)	0.007
P for trend	0.002		0.002		0.002		0.006

Model 1: adjusted for age and sex
Model 2: model + adjusted for HbA1c and duration of diabetes
Model 3: model 2 + adjusted for systolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, estimated GFR, uric acid and smoking
Model 4: model 3 + adjusted for insulin, oral hypoglycemic agents, antiplatelet agents, antihypertensive medication, and statin
CI confidence interval, GFR glomerular filtration rate, OR odds ratio

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