near-significantP = 0.050
In contrast, the triglyceride glucose index (TyG) demonstrated a near-significant linear association with cognitive impairment risk (HR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.72–1.00, P = 0.050), with participants in the highest TyG quartile showing robust protection against cognitive impairment (HR = 0.83, 95%CI: 0.73–0.95, P = 0.010) ( Supplementary Table 4 ).