A high triglyceride glucose index is more closely associated with hypertension than lipid or glycemic parameters in elderly individuals: a cross-sectional survey from the Reaction Study

Abstract Background Both lipid and glucose abnormalities are associated with hypertension (HTN). However, it is unclear whether the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is associated with HTN. Therefore the aim of this study is to investigate the association of the TyG index and HTN and to compare the d...

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Main Authors: Binruo Zhu, Jie Wang, Kang Chen, Wenhua Yan, Anping Wang, Weiqing Wang, Zhengnan Gao, Xulei Tang, Li Yan, Qin Wan, Zuojie Luo, Guijun Qin, Lulu Chen, Yiming Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01077-6