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SynthesisAsia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition2025

Association between triglyceride glucose index and atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qiang Chen, Jianqiang Zhao, Wei Wang

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Synthesis in Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Qiang ChenDepartment of Cardiology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and International School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China.
Jianqiang ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and International School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Cardiology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and International School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China. Email: 8015016@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

Zhejiang Provincial Medical and Health Science and Technology Plan No.2020386297
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesPrevious studies have demonstrated that insulin resistance (IR) is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). As a reliable indicator of IR, the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index has been extensively studied in relation to AF. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the TyG index and AF through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS AND STUDY

designWe systematically searched studies published up to August 2024 in online databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wan-fang, and the China National Knowledge Internet database. Seventeen studies involving 57,213 patients were included in the analysis. A random-effects model and exposure-effect analysis were used to calculate the pooled effect estimate and compute the linear trend.

resultsA significantly higher TyG index was observed in AF patients (standardized mean difference [SMD]: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.43- 1.13; p<0.001). The TyG index was associated with the risk of AF in both continuous analysis (odds ratio [OR]: 1.80; 95% CI: 1.50-2.17; p<0.001) and category analysis (odds ratio [OR]: 1.98; 95% CI: 1.35-2.91]; p<0.001). Exposure-effect analysis confirmed a linear positive relationship between the TyG index and the risk of AF (plinearity = 0.006).

conclusionsThe TyG index is associated with an increased risk of AF, including pure AF, post-operative AF and AF recurrence after ablation. Further studies are needed to confirm the causal relationship between the TyG index and AF.

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Atrial FibrillationBlood GlucoseTriglyceridesHumansInsulin ResistanceBlood GlucoseTriglyceridesatrial fibrillationexposure-effectmeta-analysissystematic reviewtriglyceride and glucose index

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PMID40738718
PMCPMC12310430

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