TyG Index and Heart Failure Risk in a Taiwan Cohort Over 7 Years

A TyG index threshold of 8.64 was found to optimally discriminate individuals with subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in a cohort of 4,784 asymptomatic adults. Kun-Zhe Tsai authored this retrospective cohort study, which tracked participants for a median of 7.43 years and recorded 61 heart failure hospitalizations. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-12.

Use Cases

• Identify subclinical left ventricular dysfunction based on the TyG index threshold of 8.64.
• Assess heart failure hospitalization risk using combined TyG index and GLS status.
• Analyze the prevalence of elevated TyG index across cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages.
• Validate the TyG index as a simple marker for early myocardial dysfunction.

Strengths

• Includes data from 4,784 asymptomatic adults aged 18–86 years.
• Provides a median follow-up period of 7.43 years for longitudinal analysis.
• Reports specific hazard and odds ratios for clinical associations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Taiwan-based cohort.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Retrospective cohort study from a Taiwan community and health check-up cohort.

Time Range

Study period spans 7 years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 04:18:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Taiwan