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Cross-sectionalMedicine · 2026

Correlation of triglyceride-glucose index with myopia in adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis utilizing NHANES data from 1999 to 2008.

Minxing Wu, Xingyue Hu, Jiecheng Jiang … Haijiang Zhang
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Higher triglyceride-glucose index is linked to higher odds of high myopia in teens

Correlation of triglyceride-glucose index with myopia in adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis utilizing NHANES data from 1999 to 2008.

Minxing Wu … Haijiang Zhang
Medicine · 2026
Background

The global prevalence of myopia among adolescents is rising.

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the association between the triglyceride-glucose (triglyceride-glucose) index and myopia severity in adolescents.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included adolescents aged 12 to 19 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) 1999 to 2008 cycles.

Results

higher triglyceride-glucose index nearly tripled the odds of high myopia

OR by subgroup · 95% CI
null = 1
high myopia
2.91
odds of high myopia than those in the
3.04
More results

Among 3579 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, the prevalence of myopia was 30.5%.

Participants in the highest triglyceride-glucose quartile had higher odds of high myopia than those in the lowest quartile (OR = 3.04; 95% CI: 1.05-9.25; P = .042), whereas no significant association was observed for mild myopia.

More results

Restricted cubic spline modeling suggested an increasing estimated risk of moderate-to-high myopia at higher triglyceride-glucose levels.

This cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey analysis identified an association between a higher triglyceride-glucose index and moderate and high myopia in adolescents aged 12 to 19 years.

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Conclusion

While these results support further research on metabolic correlates of adolescent myopia, they do not demonstrate causality or define a clinically applicable cutoff.

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