The Claim
In hypertensive patients with fasting glucose levels ≤125 mg/dL, a 1-standard deviation increase in the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is associated with an 11% reduction in circulating endothelial progenitor cells (CD34+/KDR+/CD133+).
What the research says
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Among people with high blood pressure and normal fasting blood sugar, higher levels of the triglyceride-glucose index are linked to lower levels of endothelial progenitor cells, which are involved in blood vessel repair.
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In hypertensive patients with fasting glucose levels ≤125 mg/dL, each 1-standard deviation increase in the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is associated with an 11% reduction in circulating endothelial progenitor cells (CD34+/KDR+/CD133+), suggesting that metabolic dysfunction is linked to impaired vascular repair capacity even in the absence of overt diabetes.
When the body becomes resistant to insulin, it triggers chronic inflammation and oxidative stress that damage the bone marrow’s ability to release and keep alive cells needed to repair blood vessels. Fewer of these repair cells enter the bloodstream, so damaged blood vessel lining cannot be fixed properly, leading to worse blood flow and vessel function.
What the research says
1 studyIn people with high blood pressure and normal or slightly high blood sugar, higher levels of a blood marker called TyG index are linked to fewer cells that help repair blood vessels — just like the claim says.
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