Relación entre índice triglicérido-glucosa con el síndrome metabólico en adultos, Trujillo-Perú

Introduction: The triglyceride-glucose indicator has been evaluated as a predictor indicator of metabolic syndrome, by demonstrating that an elevation in triglyceride and blood glucose levels is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Objective: To determine the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose index and metabolic syndrome in adults from Trujillo-Peru. Methods: A non-experimental, descriptive correlational and cross-sectional research was carried out, whose sample consisted of 233 people (169 women and 64 men), who were attended in four health facilities in the city of Trujillo-Peru, between July and December 2019. For the determination of metabolic syndrome, the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III, the triglycerideglucose index and the chi-squared test and phi correlation coefficient in the SPSS 26.0 program were used to establish the relationship between the variables. Results: A significant relationship was found between the triglyceride-glucose index with glycemia, triglyceride level, HDL-cholesterol (p < 0.001) and abdominal perimeter (p = 0.014), but not with blood pressure level (p = 0.101). The correlation coefficient for the triglyceride-glucose index and metabolic syndrome was 0.51. Conclusions: The relationship between the triglyceride-glucose index and metabolic syndrome in adults in Trujillo-Peru is moderate.