Journal Article

Triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) is associated with a higher risk of colorectal adenoma and multiple adenomas in asymptomatic subjects

Lui, Rashid Nok Shun, Ng, Simon Siu Man, Zhu, Ziyue, Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan, Lam, Thomas Yuen Tung, Tang, Raymond Shing Yan, Wong, Sunny Hei, Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu

2024

Overview

The objective of this study is to evaluate the predictive ability of the TyG index for the presence of adenoma and multiple adenomas in an asymptomatic population. A secondary analysis was conducted on a prospective cohort of asymptomatic subjects aged between 50 and 75 who underwent CRC screening. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) and lipid profiles were measured within three months prior colonoscopy. TyG index was estimated as ln [fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) × FBG (mg/dL)/2]. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess the association between the TyG index and the risk of adenoma. Its association with multiple adenomas (≥5) and the continuous number of adenomas were assessed by multinomial regression and log-normal linear regression, respectively. A total of 1,538 subjects were recruited among which 876 subjects (57%) had at least one adenoma detected. Elevated TyG index was positively associated with the incidence of adenoma (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.04-1.54). Compared with the lowest TyG index (≤ 8) group, the risk of adenoma was the highest among subjects in the highest TyG index (> 10) group (aOR: 3.36, 95% CI: 1.44-7.73). As compared to the non-adenoma group, the TyG index was also positively associated with multiple adenomas (aOR: 1.74, 95% CI: 1.17-2.57), and the estimate was also the highest in the highest TyG group (aOR: 14.49, 95% CI: 3.12-67.20). As for the number of adenomas, the positive association was maintained (Estimates: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.01-1.12) while the number of adenomas increase the most in the highest TyG index group (Estimates: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.10-1.65). Elevated TyG index is associated with an increased risk of colorectal adenoma and an increased number of adenomas for asymptomatic subjects aged ≥50. This study was registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03597204 and NCT04034953).

• Publisher: Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subject: Adenoma / Adenoma - blood / Adenoma - diagnosis / Adenoma - epidemiology / Age / Aged / Analysis and chemistry / Aspirin / Asymptomatic / Biology and Life Sciences / Blood / Blood Glucose - analysis / Body mass index / Care and treatment / Colon / Colonoscopy / Colorectal cancer / Colorectal Neoplasms - blood / Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis / Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology / Confidence intervals / Data analysis / Data collection / Demographic aspects / Diabetes / Diagnosis / Estimates / Family medical history / Fasting / Female / Gender / Glucose / Humans / Hypertension / Insulin resistance / Lipids / Male / Medicine and Health Sciences / Metabolic syndrome X / Middle Aged / Overweight / Patient outcomes / Population / Population studies / Prevention / Prospective Studies / Questionnaires / Regression / Regression analysis / Risk Factors / Secondary analysis / Statistical analysis / Triglycerides / Triglycerides - blood / Tumors