Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation

BackgroundThe role of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in critically ill patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between the TyG index and the clinic...

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Main Authors: Fuqiang Kan, Zewen Yang, Donglai Bao, Mingliang Tang, Ningning Ji
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1476815/full
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author Fuqiang Kan
Zewen Yang
Donglai Bao
Mingliang Tang
Ningning Ji
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Ningning Ji
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description BackgroundThe role of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in critically ill patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between the TyG index and the clinical prognosis of critically ill patients with CHF and AF.MethodsThis retrospective observational cohort study utilized data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC IV2.2) database. Participants were categorized into four groups based on TyG index level. The primary outcome was hospital all-cause mortality. Multivariable logistic proportional regression analysis and restricted cubic spline regression were employed to assess the TyG index's association with hospital mortality in patients with CHF and AF. Sensitivity analysis included determining the TyG index's feature importance through subgroup analysis in different subgroups.ResultsA total of 787 patients were included in the study, with hospital and ICU mortalities of 14.2% and 8.3%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the TyG index was independently associated with an increased risk of hospital mortality (odds ratio (OR), 1.59 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15–2.19], P = 0.005) and ICU mortality [OR 1.9; (95% CI 1.28–2.83), P = 0.001] after adjusting for confounders. The restricted cubic spline regression model indicated a linear increase in the risks of in-hospital and ICU mortality with a higher TyG index. Sensitivity analysis revealed consistent effect sizes and directions in different subgroups, ensuring result stability.ConclusionsThe results of our study suggest a significant association between the TyG index and hospital and ICU all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with CHF and AF. This finding implies that the TyG index could potentially serve as a valuable tool for identifying patients with CHF and AF at an elevated risk of all-cause mortality.
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spelling doaj-art-2c6e83aa53d54634a9f43cc4aff7ab7a2025-08-20T03:07:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2025-04-011210.3389/fcvm.2025.14768151476815Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillationFuqiang KanZewen YangDonglai BaoMingliang TangNingning JiBackgroundThe role of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in critically ill patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between the TyG index and the clinical prognosis of critically ill patients with CHF and AF.MethodsThis retrospective observational cohort study utilized data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC IV2.2) database. Participants were categorized into four groups based on TyG index level. The primary outcome was hospital all-cause mortality. Multivariable logistic proportional regression analysis and restricted cubic spline regression were employed to assess the TyG index's association with hospital mortality in patients with CHF and AF. Sensitivity analysis included determining the TyG index's feature importance through subgroup analysis in different subgroups.ResultsA total of 787 patients were included in the study, with hospital and ICU mortalities of 14.2% and 8.3%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the TyG index was independently associated with an increased risk of hospital mortality (odds ratio (OR), 1.59 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15–2.19], P = 0.005) and ICU mortality [OR 1.9; (95% CI 1.28–2.83), P = 0.001] after adjusting for confounders. The restricted cubic spline regression model indicated a linear increase in the risks of in-hospital and ICU mortality with a higher TyG index. Sensitivity analysis revealed consistent effect sizes and directions in different subgroups, ensuring result stability.ConclusionsThe results of our study suggest a significant association between the TyG index and hospital and ICU all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with CHF and AF. This finding implies that the TyG index could potentially serve as a valuable tool for identifying patients with CHF and AF at an elevated risk of all-cause mortality.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1476815/fulltriglyceride-glucose indexall-cause mortalitycongestive heart failureatrial fibrillationMIMIC-IV database
spellingShingle Fuqiang Kan
Zewen Yang
Donglai Bao
Mingliang Tang
Ningning Ji
Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
triglyceride-glucose index
all-cause mortality
congestive heart failure
atrial fibrillation
MIMIC-IV database
title Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
title_full Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
title_fullStr Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
title_full_unstemmed Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
title_short Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
title_sort association between triglyceride glucose index and all cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
topic triglyceride-glucose index
all-cause mortality
congestive heart failure
atrial fibrillation
MIMIC-IV database
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1476815/full
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