The association of the triglyceride-glucose index with Alzheimer's disease and its potential mechanisms
A delayed rate of cognitive decline and a reduced risk of AD were found to be correlated with higher levels of the TyG index, but this does not mean increasing TyG index levels is beneficial for health. Through AD pathology, the TyG index may influence AD and cognitive changes.
Authors
- J Y Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2594-9018)
- Yukun Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3838-0283)
- Zihao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3514-7765)
- Lingzhi Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8963-0030)
- Hao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7594-7387)
- Lan Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8759-7588)
- Dandan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5305-9856)
- Zehu Sheng
- Linlin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5433-6410)
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Weifang Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (CN)
- Qingdao Municipal Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877241284216
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.31
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China