From:  Normal triglyceride levels are positively associated with plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes diagnosis in Chinese adults

 Association between fasting plasma glucosea (dependent) and triglyceridesa (independent) in 16,706 participants with normal triglycerides.

Modelsβb (95% confidence interval)P value
Model 10.21 (0.20–0.23)< 0.001
Model 20.10 (0.08–0.11)< 0.001
Model 30.04 (0.02–0.05)< 0.001
Model 40.03 (0.02–0.05)< 0.001

a: Natural log-transformed; b: standardized coefficient. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Model 1: Not adjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age and sex; Model 3: adjusted for factors in Model 2 plus body mass index, systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; Model 4: adjusted for factors in Model 3 plus use of lipid-lowering drugs and use of anti-diabetic drugs.