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Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis to determine relationships between the TyG index and clinical metabolic variables

From: Association between triglyceride-glucose index and low-density lipoprotein particle size in korean obese adults

Variable

βcoefficient

CI

P-value

Age (years)

0.001

(-0.004–0.006)

0.726

Sex

 Male

Ref

  

 Female

0.048

(-0.08–0.177)

0.455

Body mass index (kg/m²)

-0.009

(-0.021–0.003)

0.134

Alcohol consumption

 Yes

0.018

(-0.144–0.107)

0.775

 No

Ref

  

Smoking history

 Yes

0.082

(-0.26–0.096)

0.361

 No

Ref

  

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

-0.001

(-0.007–0.005)

0.712

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

0.006

(-0.003–0.014)

0.186

LDL-C (mg/dL)

0.002

(0.000–0.004)

0.027

VLDL-C (mg/dL)

0.041

(0.029–0.052)

0.000

Mean LDL particle size (Ã…)

-0.038

(-0.047– -0.03)

0.000

Uric acid (mg/dL)

0.011

(-0.035–0.057)

0.626

Insulin (µU/mL)

0.010

(0.004–0.016)

0.001

  1. Adjusted R-squared: 0.7675
  2. Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, VLDL-C Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol