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The Triglyceride Glucose–Conicity Index as a Novel Predictor for Stroke Risk: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background/Objectives: The triglyceride–glucose index (TyG) and conicity index (CI) are markers of insulin resistance and abdominal obesity, respectively. However, their joint impact on stroke remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the association between the novel composite TyG–conicity index (TyG-CI = TyG × CI) and stroke risk. Methods: This prospective cohort study enrolled 8011 participants aged 45 years or older with no history of stroke at baseline, from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the impact of TyG-CI on the risk of incident stroke. Restricted cubic spline regressions were applied to estimate possible nonlinear associations. The predictive performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and time-dependent Harrell ‘s C-index. Results: Over a mean follow-up of 8.36 years, 753 participants (9.4%) experienced stroke. After adjusting for potential confounders, compared with the lowest quartile, the adjusted HRs of incident stroke for participants with the highest quartile of TyG, CI, and TyG-CI were 1.36 (95%CI 1.05–1.76), 1.43 (95%CI 1.15–1.78), and 1.69 (95%CI 1.31–2.17), respectively. Restricted cubic spline analysis confirmed a linear relationship between TyG-CI and stroke risk (p for nonlinearity = 0.90). The AUC was highest for TyG-CI (0.594), exceeding TyG (0.575) and CI (0.575) with statistically significant differences (all p < 0.05). Conclusions: Elevated TyG-CI indicates a higher stroke risk, with superior predictive value compared to its components alone, providing a promising indicator that is simple, reliable, and inexpensive for identifying stroke risk in clinical practice.

Source: Journal of Clinical Medicine

DOI: 10.3390/jcm14197086

Authors: Xiaoqi Ye, Yan Li, Yebei Liang, Lihong Chen, Xingwu Ran

Institutions: Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Fujian Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137