Open AccessRelationship Between the TyG Index and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Liangjing Lv,
Yangmei Zhou,
Xiangjun Chen,
Lei Gong,
Jinshan Wu,
Wenjin Luo,
Yan Shen,
Shichao Han,
Jinbo Hu,
Yue Wang,
Qifu Li,
Zhihong Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s318255
Subject(s) - microalbuminuria , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , renal function , creatinine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , glycated hemoglobin , cardiology , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) lacks a simple and relatively accurate predictor. The Triglyceride-Glucose (TyG) Index is a proxy of insulin resistance, but the association between the TyG Index and DKD is less certain. We investigated if the TyG Index can predict DKD onset effectively.