Research Article

Association between the Triglyceride-Glucose Index and the Risk of Large Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke

Table 3

Demographic characteristics and clinical parameters of the TyG index stratified by the most effective threshold value.

VariableHigh TyG index (TyG > 4.6, n = 1137)Low TyG index (TyG ≤ 4.60, n = 1699)t/χ2

LAA stroke (%)218 (19.17)240 (14.13)12.82<0.001
Age (years)69.11 ± 5.6167.99 ± 5.465.27<0.001
Male (%)555 (48.81)715 (42.08)12.610.002
TC (mmol/L)4.48 ± 1.203.91 ± 0.9613.40<0.001
TG (mmol/L)2.08 ± 1.510.88 ± 0.2426.57<0.001
HDL_C (mmol/L)1.13 ± 0.271.30 ± 0.3215.24<0.001
LDL_C (mmol/L)2.41 ± 0.802.17 ± 0.967.22<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)24.42 ± 6.1023.16 ± 3.326.36<0.001
Hypertension (%)1148 (67.65)746 (65.84)3.140.208
Dyslipidemia (%)532 (31.50)189 (16.68)79.49<0.001
Diabetes (%)908 (53.45)244 (21.57)288.06<0.001
SBP (mmHg)135.90 ± 19.15134.50 ± 19.781.880.060
DBP (mmHg)82.23 ± 35.7278.19 ± 10.323.54<0.001
UA (μmol/L)317.40 ± 98.30316.50 ± 98.890.240.812
CR (μmol/L)78.22 ± 37.5079.03 ± 50.160.660.512
FBG (mmol/L)7.57 ± 3.554.98 ± 1.1123.83<0.001