Triglyceride-glucose index at first-reported cardiovascular disease

Blood marker rose before cardiovascular disease reports, then fell

Differences from controls were detectable 8 years before the first disease report in a matched observational study of 1,776 adults aged 50 or older.Differences from controls were detectable 8 years before the first disease report in a matched observational study of 1,776 adults aged 50 or older.

Limit: Lipid- or glucose-lowering medications may explain part of the post-event decline