The triglyceride-glucose index: a predictor of mortality risk among myocardial infarction survivors
Hong-Jin Zhang,
Lei-Lei Han,
Wei Luo
et al.
Abstract:The relationship between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and mortality among survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) remains understudied. This study aims to evaluate the association between the TyG index and mortality among adult MI patients in the US. Our study included 986 MI patients, sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 1999 to 2018. Employing a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model, we examined the association between the TyG index and mortality. To … Show more
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