Assessment of the triglyceride glucose index in adult patients with chronic diarrhea and constipation

Table 2 ORs (95%CI) for the relationship between the triglyceride glucose index and chronic diarrhea and chronic constipation, from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2010

TyG		OR (95%CI)
		Chronic constipation	Chronic diarrhea
Model 1 continuous		0.96 (0.76, 1.21)	1.45 (1.17, 1.79)
Q1	6.89-8.24	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
Q2	8.25-8.62	0.91 (0.61, 1.37)	1.00 (0.62, 1.59)
Q3	8.62-9.04	0.82 (0.54, 1.24)	1.44 (0.93, 2.23)
Q4	9.04-12.34	0.88 (0.58, 1.32)	1.88 (1.23, 2.86)
P for trend		0.4591	0.0007a
Model 2 continuous		1.10 (0.86, 1.40)	1.40 (1.12, 1.76)
Q1	6.89-8.24	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
Q2	8.25-8.62	1.00 (0.66, 1.52)	0.95 (0.59, 1.53)
Q3	8.62-9.04	1.00 (0.65, 1.55)	1.38 (0.88, 2.18)
Q4	9.04-12.34	1.06 (0.68, 1.64)	1.71 (1.10, 2.65)
P for trend		0.8026	0.0044b
Model 3 continuous		1.50 (0.95, 2.37)	1.35 (0.85, 2.13)
Q1	6.89-8.24	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
Q2	8.25-8.62	1.07 (0.50, 2.28)	0.92 (0.39, 2.14)
Q3	8.62-9.04	1.86 (0.89, 3.90)	1.18 (0.52, 2.66)
Q4	9.04-12.34	1.76 (0.76, 4.07)	1.52 (0.65, 3.56)
P for trend		0.0999	0.2268

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

Model 1: No covariates were adjusted; Model 2: Adjusted for gender, age, and race; Model 3: Adjusted for age, gender, race, education (adults 20+), ratio of family income to poverty. Body mass index, laxatives, alcohol, self-reported hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia. TyG: Triglyceride glucose.