Journal of Clinical Medicine
Prevalence of Triglyceride–Glucose Index-Defined Insulin Resistance and Its Association with Recorded Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults in the Municipality of Naples: A Cross-Sectional Primary-Care Study
Par Sergio Fazio, Vincenzo Santagada, Gaetano Piccinocchi et 7 autres.
Contenu en anglais
Résumé
Objectives
Assess the prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) in the adult population of the municipality of Naples in Italy and its association with cardiovascular diseases.
Methods
We performed a cross-sectional analysis of adults aged 18–60 years without recorded diabetes who were followed by general practitioners affiliated with the COMEGEN cooperative, ASL Napoli 1 Centro. Participants were included if concurrent fasting glucose and triglyceride values from the preceding six months were available to calculate the triglyceride–glucose index (TyG), as a surrogate index of IR. IR was defined using an operational cut-off of TyG ≥ 8.5.