The association between triglyceride glucose-waist height ratio index and cardiometabolic multimorbidity among Chinese middle-aged and older adults: a national prospective cohort study
Prospective cohort study identifies a strong link between triglyceride-glucose-waist height ratio and cardiometabolic multimorbidity, suggesting preventive measures.
Key Points
The study finds that a higher triglyceride-glucose-waist height ratio significantly increases the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity.
During 9 years of follow-up, 9.4% of participants developed cardiometabolic multimorbidity, with higher TyG-WHtR linked to greater risk.
Using multivariable Cox regression, the analysis confirms a linear relationship between the TyG-WHtR index and increasing cardiometabolic multimorbidity incidence.
Elevated baseline and cumulative triglyceride-glucose-waist height ratio improved reclassification metrics, indicating its potential for early risk assessment.