Insulin resistance (IR) plays an important role in the development of hypertension. Triglyceride and glucose index (TyG index), and triglyceride to high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL‐c) as effective IR surrogate indexes have been verified in numerous studies. Therefore, the authors conducted a large cross‐sectional study to explore the association of TyG index and TG/HDL‐c with prehypertension and hypertension in the same normoglycemic subjects from Tianjin, China. A total of 32 124 adults were eligible for this study. According to the level of blood pressure, the enrolled individuals were divided into three groups, which were normotension, prehypertension, and hypertension. In multiple logistic regression analysis, there was associated with prehypertension and hypertension when comparing the highest TyG index to the lowest TyG index and corresponding ORs were 1.795 (1.638, 1.968) and 2.439 (2.205, 2.698), respectively. For TG/HDL‐c, the corresponding ORs were 1.514 (1.382, 1.658) and 1.934 (1.751, 2.137), respectively. Furthermore, when comparing the fourth quartile to the first quartile of TyG index and TG/HDL‐c, respectively, both corresponding ORs of hypertension were higher than prehypertension. Elevated TyG index and TG/HDL‐c levels were associated with prehypertension and hypertension in normoglycemic individuals. Moreover, the TyG index was more significant than TG/HDL‐c in distinguishing hypertension. They have the potential to become cost‐effective monitors in the hierarchical management of prehypertension and hypertension.

We conducted a longitudinal study (from February 2017 to July 2017) to explore whether the triglyceride glucose index (TyG) index has a prognostic value for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among high-risk Chinese hypertensives. The study population were from 6 districts of Tianjin, China. Finally, a total of 2250 patients were enrolled in this 3.5 year cohort study. The patients were divided into two groups according to the cut-off value of the TyG index: Low-TyG group (n = 901, TyG ≤ 8.87), High-TyG group (n = 1349, TyG > 8.87). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to estimate the relationship between the TyG and MACE. In multivariate cox regression analyses, the hazard ratio (HR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) of the high-TyG group was 1.313 (1.010, 1.708) compared with the low-TyG group. In those with an age ≤65 years and male subgroups, the prediction value of TyG was higher, and the risk of occurrence of MACE greater after adjusting other risk factors. The TyG index is an indicator to predict the development of MACE in hypertensive patients.

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) often have normal blood cholesterol profiles that make it difficult to identify those at risk. The role of lipoprotein subfractions in the development of CAD has attracted increasing attention, and can further stratify risks. We enrolled 1578 patients undergoing coronary angiography and not taking any lipid-lowering drugs; 1033 of them were diagnosed with CAD. The severity of CAD was assessed using Gensini score (GS) and divided into 3 groups. Multivariate regression analysis showed that low-density lipoprotein particle 6 (LDL-P6) and lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) were independent risk factors for CAD, apart for the traditional risk factors. In receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for predicting the presence of CAD, the area under the ROC curve of traditional risk factors combined with Lp(a) and LDL-P6 for predicting CAD was .723, which was better than for traditional risk factors ( P = .023). The plasma LDL-P6 and Lp(a) concentrations in the highest tertile GS group were significantly higher than that in the lowest GS group ( P < .001). Stepwise linear regression analysis demonstrated positive correlations between Lp(a), LDL-P6 and GS ( P = .007 and P < .001). LDL-P6 and Lp(a) are useful markers for predicting the presence and severity of CAD.

Background Triglyceride and glucose index (TYG) and triglyceride to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-c) not only were significant association with hypertension, but also were related to prehypertension. However, few of these studies have large subjects to study the relationship between TyG ,TG/HDL and hypertension, prehypertension in the same population. Therefore, We conducted a large cross-sectional study to explore the association of TG/HDL-c, TyG index with prehypertension and hypertension in the same normoglycemic subjects from China, Tianjin . Methods A total of 32,124 adults were eligible for this study. According to the level of blood pressure, the enrolled individuals were divided into three groups, Which were normotension, prehypertension and hypertension. All participants completed a questionnaire, followed by a physical examination and blood sample test. Spearman’s correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between TyG index, TG/HDL-c and their related parameters, Multiple Logistic regression analyses were applied to explore the association of TyG indexes and TG/HDL quartiles with prehypertension and hypertension. Results The association between TyG index ,TG/HDL-c and age, heart rate(HR),Body Mass Index(BMI), systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure(DBP), total cholesterol(TC), triglycerides(TG), LDL-cholesterol(LDL-c), fasting glucose(GLU) were positive correlation, while HDL-cholesterol(HDL-c) was negative correlation in spearman correlation analysis(p < 0.001). In multiple logistic regression analysis, there was a significant difference in the risk of prehypertension and hypertension when comparing the highest TyG index to the lowest TyG index and corresponding ORs were 1.795(1.638,1.968) and 2.439(2.205,2.698), respectively. For TG/HDL-c, the corresponding ORs were 1.514(1.382,1.658) and 1.934(1.751,2.137), respectively. Furthermore, When comparing the fourth quartile to the first quartile of TyG and TG/HDL, respectively, and both corresponding ORs of hypertension were higher than prehypertension. Conclusions Elevated TyG index and TG/HDL-c levels were associated with an increased risk of incident Prehypertension and Hypertension in normoglycemic individuals. They have the potential to become cost-effective and complementary monitors in the hierarchical management of prehypertension and hypertension.