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{"title":"Combination of Metformin and Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Lowers Cortisol, 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1, and Blood Glucose Levels in Sprague Dawley Rats with Obesity and Diabetes.","authors":"Diana Mazaya Atsarina, Nyoman Suci Widyastiti, Muflihatul Muniroh, Neni Susilaningsih, Nani Maharani","doi":"10.7570/jomes23080","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes23080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The combined effects of metformin and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on cortisol, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1), and blood glucose levels have not been investigated. This study evaluated the effectiveness of combining EGCG with metformin in regulating those levels in a rat model of diet-induced diabetes and obesity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty diabetic and obese rats on a high-fat diet were treated daily for 28 days with EGCG (100 mg/kg of body weight/day), metformin (200 mg/kg of body weight/day), or both. Control groups comprised lean rats, untreated obese diabetic rats, and metformin-only-treated rats. Blood samples were collected to measure cortisol and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels and liver tissue samples were examined for 11β-HSD1 levels.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Rats receiving combination therapy had significantly reduced cortisol levels (from 36.70±15.13 to 31.25±7.10 ng/mL) compared with the untreated obese diabetic rats but not the rats receiving monotherapy. Rats receiving combination therapy and EGCG monotherapy had significantly lower 11β-HSD1 levels compared with the untreated obese diabetic rats (92.68±10.82 and 93.74±18.11 ng/L vs. 120.66±14.00 ng/L). Combination therapy and metformin monotherapy significantly reduced FBG levels (440.83±133.30 to 140.50±7.36 mg/dL and 480.67±86.32 to 214.17±102.78 mg/dL, respectively) by approximately 68.1% and 55.4% compared with rats receiving EGCG monotherapy and untreated obese diabetic rats.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Combining EGCG with metformin exhibited synergistic effects compared with monotherapy for managing diabetes, leading to improved outcomes in reduction of baseline cortisol levels along with reduction in 11β-HSD1 and blood glucose levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"261-269"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11443325/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationships of Thickness of Perirenal Fat with Urinary Levels of MCP-1 and NGAL in Patients with Hypertension.","authors":"Anna Bragina, Yulia Rodionova, Konstantin Osadchiy, Daria Bayutina, Maria K Vasilchenko, Alexander Fomin, Valeriy Podzolkov","doi":"10.7570/jomes24002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes24002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We conducted a study to determine the relationships between perirenal fat (PRF) thickness and urinary levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in patients with hypertension (HTN).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In 338 HTN patients (aged 63.51±12.3 on average), MCP-1 and NGAL levels were studied using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). To measure PRF thickness, all patients underwent CT scans.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We considered PRF thickness ≥1.91 cm as the diagnostic threshold for perirenal obesity. Patients with excessive PRF thickness exhibited significantly lower levels of MCP-1 and NGAL compared with those with PRF thickness ≥1.91 cm: 0.98 pg/mL (interquartile range, 0.21 to 2.05) vs. 2.35 pg/mL (0.37 to 5.22) for MCP-1 and 50.0 pg/mL (48.9 to 67.8) vs. 98.3 pg/mL (68.4 to 187.1) for NGAL. We found a relationship of PRF thickness with both MCP-1 (r=0.46, <i>P</i><0.05) and NGAL (r=0.53, <i>P</i><0.05), the levels of which were significantly different in patients with first- and third-stage chronic kidney disease: 0.33 pg/mL (0.21 to 1.35) vs. 4.47 pg/mL (0.23 to 10.81); 50.0 pg/mL (49.4 to 85.5) vs. 126.45 pg/mL (57.5 to 205.15), respectively (<i>P</i>=0.04). Patients with metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) had significantly lower MCP-1 levels than those with metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUHO): 0.65 pg/mL (0.21 to 2.15) vs. 3.28 pg/mL (2.05 to 5.22) (<i>P</i>=0.014). MHO patients showed significantly lower NGAL levels than MUHO patients: 50.0 pg/mL (49.4 to 62.2) vs. 98.3 pg/mL (50.0 to 174.8) (<i>P</i>=0.04). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed significant relationships of MCP-1 with PRF thickness (β±standard error, 0.41±0.15; <i>P</i><0.001) and smoking (0.26±0.13; <i>P</i>=0.01) and of NGAL with age (0.45±0.16; <i>P</i><0.01) and PRF thickness (0.49±0.15; <i>P</i><0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We identified higher concentrations of renal fibrosis markers in patients with perirenal and metabolically unhealthy obesity as well as a link between PRF thickness and MCP-1 and NGAL levels in urine.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High Compliance with the Lifestyle-Modification Program \"Change 10 Habits\" Is Effective for Obesity Management.","authors":"Bo Hyung Kim, Minji Kang, Do-Yeon Kim, Kumhee Son, Hyunjung Lim","doi":"10.7570/jomes23018","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes23018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Low compliance (LC) with lifestyle modification is a very common obstacle in obesity management. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of obesity management according to compliance with a lifestyle-modification program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The \"Change 10 Habits\" program was administered four times over 12 weeks. Eighty-seven participants were divided into LC and high compliance (HC) groups for analysis after intervention. Then, to assess the program's effectiveness based on compliance, we conducted t-tests and linear regression modeling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In week 12, the scores of two dietary habits-specifically, \"eat three meals regularly, adequate amount\" and \"do not eat after 9:00 PM\"-were significantly higher in the HC group than in the LC group. Changes in leg and total body fat percentages were significantly improved in the HC group (-0.2%±0.3% vs. 0.9%±0.3%, <i>P</i><0.05; -0.1%±0.3% vs. 1.1%±0.5%, <i>P</i><0.05, respectively). The body mass index was also significantly lower in the HC group than in the LC group (26.7±1.8 kg/m² vs. 27.7±2.1 kg/m², <i>P</i><0.05) at final follow-up. Finally, the systolic blood pressure, triglyceride, and very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol values of the HC group also decreased significantly (from 117.9±12.2 to 114.3±15.0 mmHg, <i>P</i><0.05; from 121.7±74.9 to 105.7±60.9 mg/dL, <i>P</i><0.05; and from 24.3±15.0 to 21.1±12.2 mg/dL, <i>P</i><0.05, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HC with the study program effectively improved the dietary habits, body fat composition, blood pressure, and lipid profile of adults with mild obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"155-165"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224923/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intermittent Metabolic Switching and Vascular Cognitive Impairment.","authors":"Vismitha Rajeev, Nishat I Tabassum, David Y Fann, Christopher P Chen, Mitchell K P Lai, Thiruma V Arumugam","doi":"10.7570/jomes24010","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes24010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intermittent fasting (IF), a dietary pattern alternating between eating and fasting periods within a 24-hour cycle, has garnered recognition for its potential to enhance both healthspan and lifespan in animal models and humans. It also shows promise in alleviating age-related diseases, including neurodegeneration. Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) spans a severity range from mild cognitive deficits to severe cognitive deficits and loss of function in vascular dementia. Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion has emerged as a significant contributor to VCI, instigating vascular pathologies such as microbleeds, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, neuronal loss, and white matter lesions. Preclinical studies in rodents strongly suggest that IF has the potential to attenuate pathological mechanisms, including excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, and cell death pathways in VCI models. Hence, this supports evaluating IF in clinical trials for both existing and at-risk VCI patients. This review compiles existing data supporting IF's potential in treating VCI-related vascular and neuronal pathologies, emphasizing the mechanisms by which IF may mitigate these issues. Hence providing a comprehensive overview of the available data supporting IF's potential in treating VCI by emphasizing the underlying mechanisms that make IF a promising intervention for VCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"92-107"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224924/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140912679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health Behavior Adherence in a Metropolitan-Based Metabolic Syndrome Management Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Sungwon Park, Lauretta Quinn, Chang Gi Park, Eileen Collins, Oi Saeng Hong, Carol Estwing Ferrans","doi":"10.7570/jomes23039","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes23039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic increased the worldwide prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study was to assess health behavior adherence during the pandemic in adults who had engaged in a metabolic syndrome management program for at least 6 months. This assessment included an evaluation of health behavior changes, factors influencing adherence, and clinical parameters. The city-wide program was operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Baseline and follow-up data were compared in 116 participants who engaged in the program for at least 6 months prior to the pandemic. Health behaviors and clinical parameters were examined. Generalized estimating equation analysis was used to identify sociodemographic variables influencing health behavior adherence over time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Systolic blood pressure, waist circumference, and blood glucose improved (all <i>P</i><0.05), and risk factors decreased (<i>P</i><0.001) from baseline to follow-up (mean±standard deviation, 1.13±0.91 years). All six health behaviors, physical activity and weight control, eating habits, alcohol consumption and smoking, stress management, sleep and rest, and medication compliance and medical examination improved (all <i>P</i><0.001) from baseline to follow-up (2.37±1.05 years). Smoking and employment negatively influenced adherence to health behaviors (<i>P</i><0.05). Participants felt the most beneficial part of the program was receiving sequential medical examination results with follow-up consultations by public health professionals without charge.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study demonstrated the durability of the impact of the Seoul Program on all six targeted health behaviors as well as clinical parameters. Findings encourage participation in such broad-based programs and development of novel approaches to facilitate success for smokers and employed participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"166-176"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224922/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139520037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Letter: Heart Rate Responses at Rest, during Exercise and after Exercise Periods in Relation to Adiposity Levels among Young Nigerian Adults (J Obes Metab Syndr 2023;32:87-97).","authors":"Sang Yeoup Lee","doi":"10.7570/jomes23069","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes23069","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"189-191"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224926/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139088916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating Cardiometabolic Health Behavior during the Pandemic: Strategies for Metabolic Syndrome Management.","authors":"Junghyun Noh","doi":"10.7570/jomes24024","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes24024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"89-91"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224927/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Alpha-Lipoic Acid Induces Adipose Tissue Browning through AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling <i>in Vivo</i> and <i>in Vitro</i>.","authors":"Shieh-Yang Huang, Ming-Ting Chung, Ching-Wen Kung, Shu-Ying Chen, Yi-Wen Chen, Tong Pan, Pao-Yun Cheng, Hsin-Hsueh Shen, Yen-Mei Lee","doi":"10.7570/jomes23048","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes23048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key enzyme for cellular energy homeostasis and improves metabolic disorders. Brown and beige adipose tissues exert thermogenesis capacities to dissipate energy in the form of heat. Here, we investigated the beneficial effects of the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in menopausal obesity and the underlying mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Female Wistar rats (8 weeks old) were subjected to bilateral ovariectomy (Ovx) and divided into four groups: Sham (n=8), Ovx (n=11), Ovx+ALA2 (n=10), and Ovx+ALA3 (n=6) (ALA 200 and 300 mg/kg/day, respectively; gavage) for 8 weeks. 3T3-L1 cells were used for <i>in vitro</i> study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Rats receiving ALA2 and ALA3 treatment showed significantly lower levels of body weight and white adipose tissue (WAT) mass than those of the Ovx group. ALA improved plasma lipid profiles including triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Hematoxylin & eosin staining of inguinal WAT showed that ALA treatment reduced Ovx-induced adipocyte size and enhanced uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) expression. Moreover, plasma levels of irisin were markedly increased in ALA-treated Ovx rats. Protein expression of brown fat-specific markers including UCP1, PRDM16, and CIDEA was downregulated by Ovx but markedly increased by ALA. Phosphorylation of AMPK, its downstream acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and its upstream LKB1 were all significantly increased by ALA treatment. In 3T3-L1 cells, administration of ALA (100 and 250 μM) reduced lipid accumulation and enhanced oxygen consumption and UCP1 protein expression, while inhibition of AMPK by dorsomorphin (5 μM) significantly reversed these effects.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ALA improves estrogen deficiency-induced obesity via browning of WAT through AMPK signaling.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"177-188"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224925/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140858407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Muscle Quality as a Potential Diagnostic Marker of Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.","authors":"Natsumi Oshida, Sechang Oh, Bokun Kim, Ikuru Miura, Naoyuki Hasegawa, Shoichi Komine, Tomonori Isobe, Junichi Shoda","doi":"10.7570/jomes23072","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes23072","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Muscle-liver crosstalk plays an important role in the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The measurement of muscle echo-intensity during ultrasonography is a real-time, non-invasive method of assessing muscle quality. In this retrospective study, we investigated the significance of poor muscle quality (namely, a greater mass of non-contractile tissue, including intramuscular fat) as a risk factor for advanced liver fibrosis and considered whether it may represent a useful tool for the diagnosis of advanced liver fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from 307 patients with NAFLD (143 men and 164 women) who visited the University of Tsukuba Hospital between 2017 and 2022. The patients were stratified into the following tertiles of muscle quality according to their muscle echo-intensity on ultrasonography: modest (84.1 arbitrary units [A.U.]), intermediate (97.4 A.U.), and poor (113.6 A.U.). We then investigated the relationships between muscle quality and risk factors for advanced liver fibrosis and calculated appropriate cutoff values.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with poor muscle quality showed a significant, 7.6-fold greater risk of liver fibrosis compared to those with modest muscle quality. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that muscle quality assessment was as accurate as the fibrosis-4 index and NAFLD fibrosis score in screening for liver fibrosis and superior to the assessment of muscle quantity and strength, respectively. Importantly, a muscle echo-intensity of ≥92.4 A.U. may represent a useful marker of advanced liver fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Muscle quality may represent a useful means of identifying advanced liver fibrosis, and its assessment may become a useful screening tool in daily practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"143-154"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224921/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140912782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of Triglyceride Glucose-Derived Indices with Recurrent Events Following Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.","authors":"Sha Li, Hui-Hui Liu, Yan Zhang, Meng Zhang, Hui-Wen Zhang, Cheng-Gang Zhu, Yuan-Lin Guo, Na-Qiong Wu, Rui-Xia Xu, Qian Dong, Ke-Fei Dou, Jie Qian, Jian-Jun Li","doi":"10.7570/jomes23055","DOIUrl":"10.7570/jomes23055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Triglyceride glucose (TyG) and TyG-body mass index (TyG-BMI) are reliable surrogate indices of insulin resistance and used for risk stratification and outcome prediction in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Here, we inserted estimated average glucose (eAG) into the TyG (TyAG) and TyG-BMI (TyAG-BMI) as derived parameters and explored their clinical significance in cardiovascular risk prediction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a population-based cohort study of 9,944 Chinese patients with ASCVD. The baseline admission fasting glucose and A1C-derived eAG values were recorded. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) that occurred during an average of 38.5 months of follow-up were recorded. We stratified the patients into four groups by quartiles of the parameters. Baseline data and outcomes were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Distribution of the TyAG and TyAG-BMI indices shifted slightly toward higher values (the right side) compared with TyG and TyG-BMI, respectively. The baseline levels of cardiovascular risk factors and coronary severity increased with quartile of TyG, TyAG, TyG-BMI, and TyAG-BMI (all <i>P</i><0.001). The multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios for CVEs when the highest and lowest quartiles were compared from low to high were 1.02 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.77 to 1.36; TyG), 1.29 (95% CI, 0.97 to 1.73; TyAG), 1.59 (95% CI, 1.01 to 2.58; TyG-BMI), and 1.91 (95% CI, 1.16 to 3.15; TyAG-BMI). The latter two showed statistical significance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study suggests that TyAG and TyAG-BMI exhibit more information than TyG and TyG-BMI in disease progression among patients with ASCVD. The TyAG-BMI index provided better predictive performance for CVEs than other parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":45386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":" ","pages":"133-142"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224920/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140877623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}