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However, to date, few studies have explored the association between IR\u2014as measured by the TyG index and disease severity in non-diabetic patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PD Patients were recruited from the Department of Neurology at The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University between 2020 and 2025. Disease severity in Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD) was assessed using the Hoehn-Yahr (HY) staging system, where stages I\u2013II correspond to the early phase and stages beyond II indicate intermediate-to-advanced progression. The study compared TyG index differences between these groups. Spearman correlation analysis evaluated associations between individual variables and disease severity in non-diabetic PD patients. Logistic regression analysis calculated odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), with additional adjustment for PD-specific confounders (disease duration, age at onset, LEDD) and nutritional\/metabolic markers (UA, TC, LDL, HDL, creatinine). Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis further examined the relationship with disease severity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 458 non-diabetic patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD) were enrolled. The TyG index was significantly lower in the intermediate-to-advanced stage group compared to the early-stage group (Z\u202f=\u202f\u22122.257,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.024). Furthermore, univariate and basic multivariate analysis revealed an independent negative association between the TyG index and disease severity (OR\u202f=\u202f0.610, 95% CI: 0.380\u20130.977,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.039). After adjusting for PD-specific confounders (disease duration, age at onset, LEDD), regression analysis showed a weakened association between the triglyceride glucose index and disease severity (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.445,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.057, OR\u202f=\u202f0.641, 95%CI: 0.406\u202f~\u202f1.013). The association between the triglyceride glucose index and Parkinson\u2019s disease severity was no longer statistically significant after further adjustment for nutritional\/metabolic indicators (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.179,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.598, OR\u202f=\u202f0.836, 95%CI: 0.430\u202f~\u202f1.625).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In non-diabetic PD patients, a lower TyG index was associated with greater disease severity in more advanced HY stages, but this relationship is not independent after full adjustment. Moreover, reverse causality could not be ruled out and requires validation in future prospective studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnagi.2026.1801518","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]],"date-time":"2026-04-29T06:05:23Z","timestamp":1777442723000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and disease severity in non-diabetic Parkinson\u2019s disease patients"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Deyan","family":"Zeng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan Province, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan Province, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Baojun","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan Province, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan Province, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ailan","family":"Pang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan Province, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xinglong","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan Province, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"240","DOI":"10.1038\/s41531-025-01100-1","article-title":"Triglyceride-glucose index predicts cognitive decline and striatal dopamine deficiency in Parkinson disease in two cohorts","volume":"11","author":"Cao","year":"2025","journal-title":"NPJ Parkinson\u2019s Dis."},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"138","DOI":"10.14802\/jmd.24131","article-title":"The association between the triglyceride-glucose index and the incidence risk of Parkinson\u2019s disease: a nationwide cohort study","volume":"18","author":"Chang","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. 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