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This study investigated the association between TyGHR and incident DM and assessed its predictive utility.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 8,789 adults who received routine health examinations at Kuichong People\u2019s Hospital, Shenzhen, between 2018 and 2023 were included in this retrospective cohort analysis. The association between TyGHR and incident DM was assessed using Cox proportional hazards models. Potential dose-response patterns were explored using restricted cubic splines. The robustness of the findings was examined through stratified and sensitivity analyses. Conventional receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and time-dependent ROC analyses were used to evaluate the predictive performance of TyGHR for incident DM over a follow-up period of up to 5 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After adjustment for potential confounders, TyGHR was positively associated with incident DM (HR\u00a0=\u00a01.108, 95% CI: 1.046\u20131.173). A nonlinear association was observed, with an estimated statistical threshold of 7.27. Below this threshold, each one-unit increase in TyGHR was associated with a higher risk of incident DM (HR\u00a0=\u00a01.296, 95% CI: 1.103\u20131.524). Time-dependent ROC analysis showed relatively consistent predictive performance from 2.0 to 5.0 years, with AUCs ranging from 0.7351 to 0.7402. Sensitivity analyses yielded similar results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TyGHR was independently associated with incident DM and showed a nonlinear pattern with an estimated threshold of approximately 7.27. 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