Correlation between triglyceride-glucose index and risk of all-cause death or cardiovascular disease death in urban and rural elderly of Beijing
Objective To explore the correlation between triglyceride-glucose(TyG)index and risk of all-cause death or cardiovascular disease death(CVD)in urban and rural elderly of Beijing,provide the scientific basis for clarifying the correlation of TyG index and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly.Methods The data were from Beijing Elderly Comprehensive Health Cohort Study(BECHCS).In 2009-2010 and 2014,the elderly residents(≥60 years old)in Wanshou Road street of Haidian district and Miyun district in Beijing were selected as the subjects.Follow-up was performed until March 31,2021,a total of 4 499 eligible elderly people in urban and rural communities in Beijing were included.ANOVA and x2 test were used to analyze the data.The used software was SPSS 26.0 and R 4.0.3.A Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the correlation between the TyG index as a continuous variable and quintile and all-cause mortality or CVD mortality.Results The mean age of 4 499 subjects was(70.5±6.8)years old,1 814(40.3%)male and 2 685(59.7%)female;including 2 397(53.3%)rural elderly and 2 102(46.7%)urban elderly.The TyG index was included as a continuous variable in the Cox proportional hazards regression model.The results showed that after adjusting for the confounding factors,in the total population,when per 1 unit of TyG increased,the risk of all-cause mortality increased by 24.2%(HR=1.242,95%CI:1.082-1.427),and the risk of CVD mortality increased by 43.4%(HR=1.434,95%CI:1.091-1.886).In rural elderly,when per 1 unit of TyG increased,the risk of all-cause mortality increased by 34.9%(HR=1.349,95%CI:1.093-1.664),and the risk of CVD mortality increased by 62.6%(HR=1.626,95%CI:1.098-2.427).In elderly(≥80 years old),or males and females,when per 1 unit of TyG increased,the risk of all-cause death increased by 62.1%(HR=1.621,95%CI:1.216-2.160),27.8%(HR=1.278,95%CI:1.046-1.562),24.3%(HR=1.243,95%CI:1.022-1.510);and CVD risk increased by 76.2%(HR=1.762,95%CI:1.050-2.959),68.2%(HR=1.682,95%CI:1.158-2.443)and 80.2%(HR=1.802,95%CI:1.054-2.140),respectively.When TyG index was included in the model according to five categorical variables,after adjusting for the confounding factors,in total elderly,the risk of all-cause mortality and CVD mortality in Q5 group was significantly higher than that inQ1group(HR=1.462,95%CI:1.114-1.919;HR=2.350,95%CI:1.336-4.133).Conclusion In rural and urban elderly,the TyG index correlated to increased risk of all-cause death and CVD death.TyG index can be used as a reference indicator for mortality risk prediction in community-dwelling older adults.