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ArticleBMJ open2025

Association between the cumulative average triglyceride glucose-body mass index and glycaemic state transitions in adults with pre-diabetes: evidence from the CHARLS cohort.

Ningling Dai, Haiya Wang

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Ningling DaiDepartment of Geriatrics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-3922-2222
Haiya WangDepartment of Geriatrics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China 18918179588@163.com.

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objectivesThe role of the triglyceride-glucose body mass index (TyG-BMI) in glycaemic state transitions among individuals with pre-diabetes remains unclear. This study explores the association between cumulative average TyG-BMI and the likelihood of regression to normoglycaemia or progression to diabetes.

methodsParticipants with pre-diabetes from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included. Pre-diabetes was defined using American Diabetes Association criteria. Cumulative average TyG-BMI was calculated using data from 2011 and 2015. Ordinal logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses were used to evaluate the association between cumulative average TyG-BMI and glycaemic transitions.

resultsA total of 556 participants (mean age 58.5 years; 45.9% male) were included; 350 (62.9%) remained pre-diabetic, 111 (19.96%) reverted to normoglycaemia and 95 (17.09%) progressed to diabetes. After adjustment for confounding factors, higher cumulative average TyG-BMI was significantly associated with lower odds of regression to normoglycaemia and higher odds of progression to diabetes (OR=0.50; 95% CI 0.33 to 0.62; p<0.001). The RCS analysis demonstrated a negative linear relationship between cumulative average TyG-BMI and glycaemic improvement (p for overall <0.001, p for nonlinear=0.149).

conclusionsHigher cumulative average TyG-BMI levels identify individuals with pre-diabetes who are less likely to revert to normoglycaemia and more likely to progress to diabetes, highlighting its value as a practical marker for early risk stratification and targeted clinical management of pre-diabetes.

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Blood GlucoseBody Mass IndexPrediabetic StateTriglyceridesAgedChinaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ProgressionFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseTriglyceridesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Follow-Up StudiesLipid disorders

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