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Table 5 Threshold effect analysis of triglyceride glucose index and arthritis using the two-segment piecewise linear regression model

From: The association between triglyceride glucose index and arthritis: a population-based study

Arthritis

Adjusted

β (95% CI) P value

TyG index

 

Inflection point

8.08

TyG index < Inflection point

2.01 (1.46, 2.75) < 0.0001

TyG index > Inflection point

1.05 (0.97, 1.15) 0.2235

Log-likelihood ratio

< 0.001

below 60 years

 

Inflection point

8.09

TyG index < Inflection point

2.80 (1.84, 4.25) < 0.0001

TyG index > Inflection point

1.13 (1.01, 1.27) 0.0368

Log-likelihood ratio

< 0.001

no diabetes

 

Inflection point

8.07

TyG index < Inflection point

2.06 (1.46, 2.90) < 0.0001

TyG index > Inflection point

1.09 (0.98, 1.21) 0.1083

Log-likelihood ratio

0.001

normal weight

 

Inflection point

9.06

TyG index < Inflection point

1.65 (1.34, 2.02) < 0.0001

TyG index > Inflection point

0.82 (0.49, 1.39) 0.4677

Log-likelihood ratio

0.025

  1. Adjusted for sex, age, race, education level, PIR, marital status, BMI, hypertension, diabetes, moderate activity and vigorous activity.