Modified triglyceride-glucose indices as novel predictors of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in US adolescents: a nationally representative study from NHANES 2017–2020

Table 2 Associations of TyG-index and modified TyG-index with CAP among adolescents

Variables	Model1		Model2		Model3
Variables	β (95%CI)	P value	β (95%CI)	P value	β (95%CI)	P value
TyG index	27.15 (16.06 ~ 38.23)	< 0.001	27.18 (15.07 ~ 39.29)	< 0.001	− 5.04 (− 34.76 ~ 24.68)	0.662
TyG-BMI	0.63 (0.55 ~ 0.70)	< 0.001	0.62 (0.53 ~ 0.72)	< 0.001	0.27 (− 0.10 ~ 0.44)	0.012
TyG-WC	0.26 (0.23 ~ 0.30)	< 0.001	0.26 (0.22 ~ 0.30)	< 0.001	0.15 (0.10 ~ 0.21)	0.002
TyG-WHR	38.24 (30.42 ~ 46.06)	< 0.001	38.75 (30.99 ~ 46.50)	< 0.001	17.05 (6.62 ~ 27.49)	0.011
TyG-WHtR	42.12 (36.73 ~ 47.52)	< 0.001	41.89 (35.14 ~ 48.65)	< 0.001	20.48 (8.29 ~ 32.67)	0.010

TyG Triglyceride to glucose index; BMI Body Mass Index; WC waist circumference; WHR waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR waist-to-height ratio
Model 1 was unadjusted
Model 2 adjusted for variables including age, gender, and race
Model 3 was fully adjusted

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