The triglyceride-glucose index as an independent associate of severe tubulointerstitial fibrosis and a predictor of renal survival in IgA nephropathy
The TyG index is independently associated with severe tubulointerstitial damage and poor renal survival in IgAN, with a value >8.69 effectively identifying high-risk patients for progressive renal injury.
Authors
- X Zhu
- Hong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-7131)
- Anni Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-2348)
- Danyan Yu
- Guijing Tang
- Xue Jiang
- Hongyu Chen
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Prevention Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1754033
- Primary Topic
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province