Journal of the Endocrine Society
Metabolic marker linked to higher death risk in type 2 diabetes
A pooled analysis of three type 2 diabetes cohorts linked the marker’s highest tenth to higher mortality, with a hazard ratio of 1.46.A pooled analysis of three type 2 diabetes cohorts linked the marker’s highest tenth to higher mortality, with a hazard ratio of 1.46.
Meta-analysisType 2 diabetes
Who was studiedPeople with type 2 diabetes, against participants in lower TBR deciles
What changedDeath risk was more than 40% higher in the highest triglyceride/BMI group than in other participants
The catchThe high-risk TBR cutoff was chosen after examining mortality patterns