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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Stronger associations of abdominal obesity-related triglyceride-glucose indices with type 2 diabetes compared to general obesity-related indices in community-dwelling Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study.

Xiaoting Lu, Shanshan Chen, Cheng Wang, Diaozhu Lin, Fengyi He, Xiuhong Lin, Hongshi Wu, Ping Liang, Li Yan, Meng Ren and 1 more

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Xiaoting Lu *Department of Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shanshan Chen *Department of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Cheng WangDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Diaozhu LinDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Fengyi HeDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiuhong LinDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongshi WuDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ping LiangDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Li YanDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Meng RenDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Chaogang ChenDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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Objectives: The relationships between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, TyG-related parameters of different obesity phenotypes and the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) remain unclear. We aimed to determine associations between TyG index, obesity-related TyG parameters and T2D risk in Chinese adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 9489 participants aged ≥40 years from a large scale, community-based cohort study. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was employed to test and compare the predictive power of obesity-related TyG parameters across different phenotypes for the risk of T2D. Results: A total of 2081 (21.9%) participants with T2D were identified. When comparing with participants in the bottom quartile of TyG index, a heightened risk of T2D was observed among the highest quartile group, with an adjusted OR of 5.89 (95% CI: 4.98-6.98). Comparable relationships were found between obesity-related TyG indices and T2D, including TyG-waist circumference (TyG-WC), TyG-waist-to-height ratio (TyG-WHtR), TyG-body mass index (TyG-BMI) and TyG-body fat percentage (TyG-BFP). Abdominal obesity-related TyG indices had the highest predictive capability for T2D, with the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.711 (0.697-0.724) for TyG-WHtR and 0.705 (0.691-0.719) for TyG-WC, which was superior to the general obesity-related TyG indices, with the AUC were 0.683 (0.669-0.698) and 0.631 (0.616-0.646) for TyG-BMI and TyG-BFP, respectively. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate a positive associations between TyG index, obesity-related TyG indices and risk of T2D. Abdominal obesity-related TyG indices had a better predictive value to diabetes than general obesity-related TyG indices.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ObesityObesity, AbdominalTriglyceridesAdultAgedBody Mass IndexChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseTriglyceridesabdominal obesitycross-sectional studymiddle-aged and older Chinese adultsobesity-related TyG indicestriglyceride-glucose indextype 2 diabetes

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