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Table 5 Stratified associations between TyG-BMI and pre-diabetes by age, sex, BMI and family history of diabetes

From: Triglyceride glucose-body mass index in identifying high-risk groups of pre-diabetes

Subgroup

WHO

P-value

P-interaction

ADA

P-value

P-interaction

adjusted HR (95% CI)

adjusted HR (95% CI)

Age (years)

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 18–29

1.50 (1.29, 1.75)

< 0.0001

 

1.34 (1.25, 1.43)

< 0.0001

 

 30–39

1.62 (1.52, 1.73)

< 0.0001

 

1.35 (1.31, 1.40)

< 0.0001

 

 40–49

1.58 (1.48, 1.69)

< 0.0001

 

1.35 (1.31, 1.40)

< 0.0001

 

 50–59

1.37 (1.29, 1.45)

< 0.0001

 

1.23 (1.18, 1.28)

< 0.0001

 

 60–69

1.21 (1.12, 1.29)

< 0.0001

 

1.08 (1.03, 1.13)

0.0031

 

  ≥ 70

1.19 (1.08, 1.32)

< 0.0001

 

1.10 (1.02, 1.17)

0.0086

 

Sex

  

0.0182

  

< 0.0001

 Women

1.49 (1.41, 1.57)

< 0.0001

 

1.40 (1.35, 1.44)

< 0.0001

 

 Men

1.38 (1.33, 1.44)

< 0.0001

 

1.18 (1.15, 1.20)

< 0.0001

 

BMI (kg/m2)

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  < 18.5

1.43 (0.47, 4.32)

0.5252

 

1.93 (1.25, 2.99)

0.0030

 

  ≥ 18.5, < 24

1.84 (1.66, 2.04)

< 0.0001

 

1.51 (1.44, 1.59)

< 0.0001

 

  ≥ 24, < 28

1.34 (1.22, 1.46)

< 0.0001

 

1.26 (1.19, 1.33)

< 0.0001

 

  ≥ 28

1.30 (1.18, 1.43)

< 0.0001

 

1.15 (1.07, 1.23)

0.0001

 

Family history of diabetes

  

0.0625

  

0.4701

 Yes

1.20 (0.99, 1.44)

0.0576

 

1.31 (1.19, 1.45)

< 0.0001

 

 No

1.43 (1.38, 1.48)

< 0.0001

 

1.27 (1.24, 1.29)

< 0.0001

 
  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, TyG-BMI triglyceride glucose-body mass index, HR hazard ratios, CI confidence, ADA American Diabetes Association, WHO World Health Organization
  2. The model adjusted for age, SBP, DBP, FPG, ALT and HDL-C;
  3. Note: For age stratified analysis, the stratification variable was omitted from the model