Associations of the triglyceride-glucose index and its obesity-related derivative with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and long-term survival and functioning in older adults
These findings support the utility of TyG and TyG-WHtR as risk markers for adverse outcomes in older adults and suggest that sex-specific TyG-WHtR thresholds may improve risk stratification.
Authors
- Alice Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4807-6069)
- Mohammadreza Mohebbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9713-7211)
- Crystal Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6613-5491)
- Julie A. Pasco
- Robyn L. Woods
- Mojtaba Lotfaliany
- Najmeh Davoodian
- Andrew M. Tonkin
- Daniel Clayton-Chubb
- Michael Berk
Institutions
- Barwon Health (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2026.106191
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00