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ArticleArchives of endocrinology and metabolism2023

The triglyceride-glucose index as an indicator of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk in Brazilian adolescents.

Miriam Beatrís Reckziegel, Patrik Nepomuceno, Tania Machado, Jane Dagmar Pollo Renner, Hildegard Hedwig Pohl, Carlos Alberto Nogueira-de-Almeida, Elza Daniel de Mello

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Article in Archives of endocrinology and metabolism, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Miriam Beatrís ReckziegelPrograma de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Patrik NepomucenoDepartamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (Unisc), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
Tania MachadoPrograma de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Jane Dagmar Pollo RennerPrograma de Pós-graduação em Promoção da Saúde, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (Unisc), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
Hildegard Hedwig PohlDepartamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (Unisc), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
Carlos Alberto Nogueira-de-AlmeidaDepartamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
Elza Daniel de MelloPrograma de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

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Abstract

Objective: To set cutoff points for the triglyceride and glucose index (TyG) as a marker of insulin resistance (IR) for the pediatric population. Subjects and methods: This was a cross-sectional study with schoolchildren population-based data using data of 377 schoolchildren age 10 to 17 years of both sexes. We studied metabolic variables associated with IR indicators, such as fasting insulin and blood glucose, to calculate the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR), and we studied triglycerides (TG) to determine the TyG index. We obtained TyG cutoff values for IR using the receiver operation characteristic (ROC), with definitions of sensitivity (Sen), specificity (Spe), and area under the ROC curve (AUC), with the HOMA-IR as reference. Results: The cutoff points of the TyG index for IR in adolescents are 7.94 for both sexes, 7.91 for boys, and 7.94 for girls, indicating moderate discriminatory power. When we also considered anthropometric variables of excess weight [TyG-BMI (body mass index)] and visceral fat [TyG-WC (waist circumference)], these indexes reached AUC values higher than 0.72, enhancing their potential use for a good diagnosis. Conclusion: TyG has proven to be a useful instrument for identifying IR in adolescent health screening, with high discrimination capacity when added to anthropometric variables, making it a feasible and inexpensive option.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesInsulin ResistanceAdolescentBiomarkersBlood GlucoseBrazilChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlucoseHumansMaleTriglyceridesBiomarkersBlood GlucoseGlucoseTriglyceridesadolescentdiagnostic techniques, endocrineendocrinologyInsulin resistancemetabolic syndrome

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