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Chinese Journal of Obstetric Emergency(Electronic Edition) ›› 2026, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (03): 158-166. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-3259.2026.03.006

• Original Article • Previous Articles    

Association between non-fasting triglyceride-glucose index in the third trimester and macrosomia in pregnant women at high altitude

Qingqing Wang1,2, Qiufeng Wang3, Ma Ni2, Yating Liang2, Xiaoyu Chen2, Qiang Liu2, Hongying Hou1, Zhenyan Han1,()   

  1. 1Department of Obstetrics, High-Risk Perinatal Medicine Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
    2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaya People′s Hospital, Changdu 854300, China
    3Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen 518116, China
  • Received:2025-09-08 Online:2026-08-18 Published:2026-09-10
  • Contact: Zhenyan Han

Abstract:

Objective

To investigate the relationship between the non-fasting triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and macrosomia during the third trimester in pregnant women at high altitudes.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted on singleton pregnant women who delivered at Chaya People's Hospital of Qamdo City, Xizang Autonomous Region, from January 2023 to April 2025. Participants were divided into a macrosomia group and a control group based on newborn birth weight. The non-fasting TyG index was calculated from non-fasting triglyceride (TG) and random plasma glucose (PG). Based on the tertiles of the non-fasting TyG index, participants were divided into three groups. The baseline clinical characteristics, lipid profiles, and the risk of macrosomia were compared among the three groups. Statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Chi-square test, or Fisher's exact test for multi-group comparisons. Multivariate logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses were used to evaluate the correlation between the non-fasting TyG index and macrosomia. Subgroup analyses were also conducted.

Results

(1) A total of 771 singleton pregnant women were included, with a mean age of 27.3±6.1 years, a proportion of 26.72% (206/771) primiparous women, a pre-pregnancy BMI of (25.1±2.3) kg/m2, and a mean non-fasting TyG index of 9.1±0.4. Twenty-one pregnant women were diagnosed with macrosomia, with a detection rate of 2.72% (21/771). (2) Statistically significant differences in pre-pregnancy BMI, altitude, serum total cholesterol (TC), TG, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), PG, newborn birth weight, and the incidence of macrosomia were observed among the three non-fasting TyG groups (all P<0.05). Trend tests further revealed that TC, TG, LDL-C, PG, newborn birth weight, and macrosomia incidence all showed increasing trends with the elevation of the non-fasting TyG index (all P<0.001). (3) Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated an independent positive association between the non-fasting TyG index and macrosomia (OR=6.64, 95%CI: 2.00-22.01, P=0.002), and the risk of macrosomia increased progressively with the non-fasting TyG index (P for trend <0.05). (4) Restricted cubic spline analysis showed a linear dose-response relationship between the non-fasting TyG index and macrosomia (P for non-linearity =0.355). (5) Subgroup analysis revealed no interaction between the non-fasting TyG index and hyperglycemia in pregnancy (HIP) in relation to macrosomia (P for interaction >0.05).

Conclusions

The non-fasting TyG index in the third trimester is an independent risk factor for macrosomia in singleton pregnant women at high altitudes, and the risk of macrosomia increases progressively with the elevation of the non-fasting TyG index.

Key words: High altitude, Pregnancy trimester, third, Non-fasting triglyceride-glucose index, Fetal macrosomia

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