Correlation between the triglyceride-glucose index and the onset of atrial fibrillation in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

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A study published in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome finds that patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and increased triglyceride-glucose index have higher risks for atrial fibrillation.

]. Nonetheless, the relationship between the TyG index and the incidence of AF in patients remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the correlation between the TyG index and the incidence of AF in patients with NAFLD.In this study, 912 patients who underwent abdominal ultrasonography and were hospitalized at the Department of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, between July 2021 and July 2022, were retrospectively analyzed.

The body mass index and TyG indices were also calculated. BMI was calculated as the weight per height squared , while the TyG index was calculated using the formula ln [TG × FBG /2].Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS version 26.0 software and R version 4.0.1. Continuous variables were expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median . Categorical variables were expressed as percentages. The presence and absence of AF were comparatively analyzed in patients.

 

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