highly significantp = 1.74 × 10 −20
The TyG index demonstrated a highly significant progressive increase (ANOVA p = 1.74 × 10 −20 ; Kruskal–Wallis p = 7.77 × 10 −21 ), rising from approximately 8.3 in the lowest risk categories (scores 2–3) to about 10.0 in the highest risk group (score 10).