Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (10): 1002-1006.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.10.008

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Correlation of triglyceride-glucose index with low-density lipoprotein subtypes in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

WANG Su, ZHAO Yijing, WEI Chenmin, CHEN Kun, CAO Wen, WANG Kun, YANG Yu   

  1. Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211100, China
  • Received:2024-05-10 Online:2024-10-20 Published:2024-10-22
  • Contact: YANG Yu, Email: sophiayang1984@163.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the correlation between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) subtypes in the elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods The clinical data of 360 elderly T2DM patients admitted to Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2022 to March 2023 were analyzed retrospectively. The correlation between TyG index and LDL subtypes was analyzed, and the cut-off value of elevated small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLCL-C) level was defined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results All patients were divided into 4 groups according to the quartiles of TyG index level. The level of TyG index was positively correlated with LDL-C3, LDL-C4, LDL-C5, LDL-C6 and LDL-C7 (P<0.01), and negatively correlated with LDL-C1 and LDL-C2 (P<0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed a significant positive correlation between TyG index level and high sdLDL-C level. The cut-off value of TyG index to predict the occurrence of high sdLDL-C was 9.0, and the area under the curve was 0.70. Conclusions In the elderly patients with T2DM, TyG index is closely related to sdLDL-C level, which may be a simple and feasible clinical indicator to recognize the increase of the level of sdLDL-C.

Key words: type 2 diabetes mellitus, triglyceride-glucose index, low-density lipoprotein subtype

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