Triglyceride Glucose-Waist Height Ratio Index as a Predictor of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity in Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Insights from a National Prospective Cohort Study

Triglyceride Glucose-Waist Height Ratio Index as a Predictor of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity in Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Insights from a National Prospective Cohort Study

This study demonstrates that the triglyceride glucose-waist height ratio (TyG-WHtR) index independently predicts cardiometabolic multimorbidity risk in Chinese adults aged ≥45, showing a linear dose-response relationship and improved predictive performance over traditional metrics.