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Experts investigated the prevalence and correlation of triglyceride glucose (TyG) index with fatty pancreas disease (FPD) in 567 elderly (≥65 years) patients. FPD was diagnosed in 72.66% of subjects, with over half having moderate-to-severe FPD. Higher TyG index levels were linked to increased FPD prevalence but not severity. The TyG index showed good diagnostic performance for FPD, which improved when combined with BMI or NAFLD.
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Experts investigated the prevalence and correlation of triglyceride glucose (TyG) index with fatty pancreas disease (FPD) in 567 elderly (≥65 years) patients. FPD was diagnosed in 72.66% of subjects, with over half having moderate-to-severe FPD. Higher TyG index levels were linked to increased FPD prevalence but not severity. The TyG index showed good diagnostic performance for FPD, which improved when combined with BMI or NAFLD.
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