Inverse association between type 2 diabetes and aortic root dimension in hypertensive patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 228 ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio Nardi ◽  
Giuseppe Mulè ◽  
Chiara Nardi ◽  
Giulio Geraci ◽  
Maurizio Averna
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Aortic Root ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Hypertensive Patients

scholarly journals Evaluation of glycemic traits in susceptibility to COVID-19 risk: a Mendelian randomization study

BMC Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiu Lun Au Yeung ◽  
Jie V Zhao ◽  
C Mary Schooling
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Genetic Predisposition ◽  
Mendelian Randomization ◽  
Fasting Glucose ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Wide Confidence Interval

Abstract Background Observational studies suggest poorer glycemic traits and type 2 diabetes associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk although these findings could be confounded by socioeconomic position. We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization to clarify their role in COVID-19 risk and specific COVID-19 phenotypes (hospitalized and severe cases). Method We identified genetic instruments for fasting glucose (n = 133,010), 2 h glucose (n = 42,854), glycated hemoglobin (n = 123,665), and type 2 diabetes (74,124 cases and 824,006 controls) from genome wide association studies and applied them to COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative summary statistics (17,965 COVID-19 cases and 1,370,547 population controls). We used inverse variance weighting to obtain the causal estimates of glycemic traits and genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes in COVID-19 risk. Sensitivity analyses included MR-Egger and weighted median method. Results We found genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes was not associated with any COVID-19 phenotype (OR: 1.00 per unit increase in log odds of having diabetes, 95%CI 0.97 to 1.04 for overall COVID-19; OR: 1.02, 95%CI 0.95 to 1.09 for hospitalized COVID-19; and OR: 1.00, 95%CI 0.93 to 1.08 for severe COVID-19). There were no strong evidence for an association of glycemic traits in COVID-19 phenotypes, apart from a potential inverse association for fasting glucose albeit with wide confidence interval. Conclusion We provide some genetic evidence that poorer glycemic traits and predisposition to type 2 diabetes unlikely increase the risk of COVID-19. Although our study did not indicate glycemic traits increase severity of COVID-19, additional studies are needed to verify our findings.

Left Ventricular Geometry and Function in Normotensive and Hypertensive Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Overt Cardiac Symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
GA Amusa ◽  
SU Uguru ◽  
BI Awokola
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Geometry ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Lv Dysfunction ◽  
Cardiac Symptoms ◽  
And Function

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common cause of morbidity/mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Echocardiography can detect changes in cardiac geometry/function before overt CVD symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) geometry and function in normotensive/hypertensive patients with T2DM without overt cardiac symptoms. A cross-sectional study in which fifty normotensives and fifty hypertensive adults with DM without overt cardiac symptoms were enrolled from the cardiology/diabetes clinics of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) in a simple random manner. Relevant history, physical examination and biochemical investigations were performed. 12-lead electrocardiography and echocardiograph assessment of LV geometry and function were also performed. Data was analyzed using Epi-info 7 statistical software; p value < 0.05 was considered significant. There were 27 females and 29 females in both groups. The prevalence of abnormal LV geometry was 36.0%, 95% CI 33.2-38.8% and 58.0%, 95% CI 55.2-60.8% in the normotensive and hypertensive groups respectively, P=0.028. Similarly, the prevalence of LV dysfunction was 38.0%, 95%CI 35.2-40.8% and 62.0%, 95%CI 59.2-64.8% respectively, P=0.017. The independent predictors of LV dysfunction were found to be duration of diabetes (OR 7.74, 95%CI 4.46-10.46), duration of hypertension ≥5years (OR 4.15, 95%CI 4.01-9.27), smoking (OR 4.34, 95%CI 1.32-6.23), body mass index ≥25 (OR 5.53, 95%CI 1.38-2.09) and glycosylated haemoglobin ≥7 (OR 7.11, 95%CI 2.15-0.81).  There is high prevalence of LV dysfunction/abnormal LV geometry in T2DM patients without overt cardiac symptoms; co-morbid hypertension worsens these abnormalities. Early and periodic echocardiography is recommended with appropriate intervention in these patients.

Circadian Pattern of Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 99-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana E. Ayala ◽  
Ana Moyá ◽  
Juan J. Crespo ◽  
Carmen Castiñeira ◽  
Manuel Domínguez-Sardiña ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Ambulatory Blood Pressure ◽  
Circadian Pattern ◽  
Hypertensive Patients

scholarly journals Soy Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Japanese Men and Women: JACC Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangyu Yan ◽  
Ehab S. Eshak ◽  
Kokoro Shirai ◽  
Jia-Yi Dong ◽  
Isao Muraki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Japanese Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Overweight Women ◽  
Soy Foods ◽  
A Prospective Study

The evidence on the protective effects of soy foods against type 2 diabetes has been inconsistent. We thought to examine the association between the dietary intakes of soy and the risk of diabetes in a prospective study encompassing 21,925 healthy Japanese men and women aged 40–79 years. A validated self-administered food frequency questionnaire determined the intakes of soy, and their associations with risk of type 2 diabetes were evaluated by the logistic regression analysis. During the 5-year follow-up period, we observed 593 new cases of type 2 diabetes (302 in men and 291 in women). There was no association between dietary intakes of soy foods and the risk of type 2 diabetes among men. Whereas among women, higher tofu intake was inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes; the multivariable odds ratios (ORs) of type 2 diabetes were 0.92 (95% CI: 0.69–1.21) for 3–4 times per week and 0.67 (95% CI: 0.49–0.94) for almost daily (p-trend = 0.03) in reference to those consuming tofu less than 3 times per week. Intakes of boiled beans and miso soup were not associated with the risk in both genders. The inverse association tended to be more evident among overweight women and postmenopaused women. In conclusion, the frequency of tofu intake was inversely associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes among women.

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