The triglyceride-glucose index predicts ischemic heart disease risk in Koreans: a prospective study using National Health Insurance Service data

Abstract Background Ischemic heart disease (IHD) without diabetes is considered an important challenge to human health and is associated with a poor prognosis, as well as a lack of health awareness. We prospectively investigated the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a surrog...

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Main Authors: Byoungjin Park, Yong-Jae Lee, Hye Sun Lee, Dong-Hyuk Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-020-01186-2