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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Triglyceride-glucose index and prognosis in non-diabetic critically ill patients: data from the eICU database.

Xi Li, Qiujin Lin, Dewen Zhang, Zhenhua Huang, Jinshi Yu, Jiaqi Zhao, Wenzhou Li, Wei Liu

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xi Li *Pharmacy Department, Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Qiujin Lin *Department of Critical Care Medicine, Pengpai Memorial Hospital, Shanwei, China.
Dewen Zhang *Department of Pharmacy, Pengpai Memorial Hospital, Shanwei, China.
Zhenhua HuangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Health Science Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jinshi YuPharmacy Department, Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Jiaqi ZhaoPharmacy Department, Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Wenzhou LiShenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Wei LiuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Huangpu People's Hospital, Zhongshan, China.

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Abstract

Background: The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a marker for insulin resistance (IR) linked to diabetes complications and poor outcomes. Its connection to all-cause mortality in non-diabetic critically ill patients is unknown. This study aims to investigate the TyG index's impact on mortality in this population, evaluating how IR affects their prognosis. Methods: This study is retrospective observational research utilizing data from the eICU Collaborative Research Database. A total of 14,089 non-diabetic critically ill patients were included and categorized into three groups based on the TyG index measured on the first day of admission (T1, T2, and T3). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed to compare the 28-day mortality rates among the different groups. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the relationship between the TyG index and 28-day mortality. Additionally, we conducted sensitivity analyses, subgroup analyses, and interaction analyses to assess the robustness of the results. Results: During the observation period, 730 patients (5.18%) died in the ICU, while 1,178 patients (8.36%) died in the hospital. The 28-day ICU mortality rate and hospital mortality rate significantly increased with higher TyG index values ( Conclusion: The TyG index demonstrates a significant positive correlation with all-cause mortality in non-diabetic critically ill patients, exhibiting a nonlinear relationship. Consequently, the TyG index serves as a crucial tool for identifying high-risk patients, thereby assisting clinicians in formulating more effective monitoring and intervention strategies.

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all-cause mortalityinsulin resistanceintensive care unitnon-diabetesnonlinear correlationtriglyceride-glucose index

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