scholarly journals Calcium Phosphate Product Is Associated with Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ramírez-Morros ◽  
Minerva Granado-Casas ◽  
Nuria Alcubierre ◽  
Montserrat Martinez-Alonso ◽  
Jordi Real ◽  
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Aims. To assess whether circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D3(25OHD) and mineral metabolism-related factors (serum phosphate, calcium, and parathormone) are associated with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis (SCA), defined as the presence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques (main study outcome), in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) without kidney disease or previous cardiovascular disease.Methods.We undertook a post hoc analysis of a cross-sectional study in adults with T2DM in whom we evaluated SCA. A total of 303 subjects with T2DM were included. Clinical variables and carotid ultrasound imaging were obtained.Results. We found no association of 25OHD with the presence of SCA. However, calcium phosphate (CaP; mg2/dL2) product was positively associated with the presence of carotid plaques (ORadj = 1.078; 95% CI: 1.017–1.142). An inverse association was observed between higher levels of 25OHD (≥30 ng/mL versus <20 ng/mL concentrations) and common carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT; mm) (βadj ± SE = −0.055 ± 0.024). We conclude that the CaP product is independently associated with the presence of established subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with T2DM.

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harish A Rao ◽  
Prakash Harischandra ◽  
Srikanth Yadav

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, because of the accelerated process of atherosclerosis. Obesity is an established risk factor and has gained immense importance in recent studies as an important risk factor for clinical cardiovascular disease, yet the fundamental component stays unclear. Calf circumference is another form for lean mass and peripheral subcutaneous fat and is inversely associated with occurrence of carotid plaques (CP). Multiplicative and opposite effects of both Calf Circumference (CC) and Waist Circumference (WC) in event of CP suggest that the two measures should be taken into account commonly while assessing vascular risk profile. Aim & Objective: To ascertain if waist to calf circumference ratio (WCR) is a marker of Carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. To asses s the correlation between waist to calf circumference ratio and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT ) in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study at Hospital affiliated to Kasturba Medical college Mangalore from Sept 2016 to Sept 2018 . Method of study: Patients with type 2 DM as per ADA criteria, age >18years are recruited for the study. Results and discussion: In our study with 150 population 25 patients had carotid atherosclerosis and 20 patients had CIMT>1.1. The waist circumference in patients with CA is in the range of 93.07 and 99.85 & the CC in patients with CA is in the range of 29.49 to 31.25. The WCR in patients with CA is in the range of 3.12 to 3.26. The difference was statistically significant with a p value of <0.05. In our study it was found that WC and WCR correlated well with carotid atherosclerosis, and surprisingly calf circumference also correlated with carotid atherosclerosis but not as significant as both WC and WCR. Conclusion: To conclude, in our population based study of 150 subjects we found that carotid atherosclerosis is significantly more in people with increased waist calf circumference ratio. WCR may be a new, useful and practical anthropometric index that facilitates the early identification of diabetic subjects with high risk for cardiovascular disease. Validation of this finding in individual populations is required. Future studies should test the association of calf circumference with carotid intima media thickness and carotid plaques using better measures than ultrasound such as magnetic resonance imaging. Further research focusing on underlying mechanisms in the role of lean mass and peripheral fat mass is required.


2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sae Young Jae ◽  
Kevin Heffernan ◽  
Bo Fernhall ◽  
Yoon-Ho Choi

Background:We tested the hypothesis that higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are inversely associated with carotid artery intima media thickness in 746 (age 53 ± 7 yrs) men with type 2 diabetes.Methods:We measured common carotid intima media thickness and defined carotid atherosclerosis as a carotid intima media thickness > 1.0 mm. Cardiorespiratory fitness was directly measured by peak oxygen uptake using expired gases analysis during a standard treadmill test.Results:Cardiorespiratory fitness was independently associated with common carotid intima media thickness in multivariable regression (β = –0.15, P < .05). After adjusting for established risk factors, high and moderate cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with lower odds ratios for having carotid atherosclerosis—0.49 (95% CI, 0.30–0.81), and 0.59 (95% CI, 0.38–0.92), respectively—as compared with low cardiorespiratory fitness. Each 1 metabolic equivalent increment higher cardiorespiratory fitness was associated with 27% (OR = 0.73; 95% CI, 0.61–0.87) lower prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis.Conclusions:These results suggest that high cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with common carotid intima media thickness in men with type 2 diabetes.


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Merlo ◽  
J Novák ◽  
N Tkáčová ◽  
J Nikolajević Starčević ◽  
M Šantl Letonja ◽  
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Abstract The current study was designed to reveal possible associations between the angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms (rs4646994 and rs4341) with markers of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a 4-year-long follow-up study. Five hundred and ninety-five T2DM subjects and 200 control subjects were enrolled. Genotyping of ACE polymorphisms was performed using KASPar assays, and ultrasound examinations were performed twice (at the enrollment and at follow-up). With regard to the progression of atherosclerosis in subjects with T2DM, statistically significant differences were demonstrated in the change of the sum of carotid plaques thickness for the rs4646994 polymorphism. We did not demonstrate an association between the tested polymorphisms (rs4646994 and rs4341) and either carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) or CIMT progression in a 3.8-year period. In our study, we demonstrated that subjects with T2DM with the DD genotype of the rs4646994 [ACE insertion/deletion (I/D)] polymorphism had faster progression of atherosclerosis in comparison to subjects with other genotypes.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Li ◽  
Jie Lin ◽  
Yi ying Liu ◽  
Yao Liu ◽  
Qin Wan

Abstract Background Carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) lacks a simple and relatively accurate predictor. Triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is a simple indicator of insulin resistance, but the association between TyG index and CAS in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is less certain. This study aimed to investigate whether TyG index can predict CAS onset effectively. Methods In total, 1476 T2DM patients were included in cross-sectional analysis. TyG index (calculated by ln [fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) × fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)/2]) was split into tertiles (Tertile1-Tertile3). The main outcome was CAS prevalence as defined with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) ≥ 1.0 mm or carotid plaque. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the association between TyG index and CAS in patients with T2DM. Results In cross-sectional analysis, a total of 62.3% of T2DM patients had CAS, patients with a higher TyG index had a higher risk of CAS (χ2 = 13.856, P < 0.01). After confounder adjustment, patients with T2DM in the high tertile of TyG index had a greater risk to developing CAS than those in the low tertile (OR = 1.451, 95% CI =1.107-1.902, P = 0.007). Higher TyG index values were also associated with increased odds of CAS in patients with T2DM who were female, who were younger than 65 years old, who suffered from hypertension or obesity. Conclusion TyG index was significantly associated with CAS, suggesting that TyG index is a potential predictor for CAS in patients with T2DM.


BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e015026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Chiavaroli ◽  
Arash Mirrahimi ◽  
Christopher Ireland ◽  
Sandra Mitchell ◽  
Sandhya Sahye-Pudaruth ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Teruya-Gibu ◽  
Marlon Yovera-Aldana ◽  
Diana Urquiza-Salvador ◽  
Laurie Marcilla-Trullenque

Abstract Backrgound: To estimate the accuracy of metabolic syndrome definitions for detecting Carotid Intima-Media thickness (CIMT) in Peruvian type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects without cardiovascular events.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional evaluation of T2DM subjects from the endocrinology service of two reference health centers without stroke or coronary disease. . Bilateral carotid intima-media thickness was measure by B mode ultrasound one only operator. We performed four definitions of Metabolic Syndrome; 1. Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III), 2. Harmonized criteria; 3. Gurka's Metabolic syndrome severity score (MSSS) formula. 4. Non-glucose modified MSSS. We calculated the area under the receiver operator curve (AUROC) for detecting increased CIMT (≥ 0.86 mm) between metabolic syndrome definitions. Results: We included 184 subjects with T2DM, 29% were men with a mean age of 61.5 ± 10.5 years old. Median diabetes time was 10.8 years (IQR 4.8 to 19.4), and 26.8% achieved HbA1c goals. Non-glucose modified MSSS was the only definition significantly correlated with elevated CIMT (r = 0.19; p<0.01), and it showed the best accuracy for predicting elevated CIMT (AUC: 0.61, CI95%: 0.52-0.70). Adjusting for age, sex, and HbA1c, each point increase in the non-glucose MSSS Z score, the risk of altered CIMT increases by 59% RP 1.59 (CI 95% 1.09 - 2.35; p=0.017). Conclusions: Non-glucose modified MSSS had a weak accuracy for elevated CIMT and was the best compared to ATP III, harmonized, and original MSSS. Further research on no MS-factors is required to predict better elevated CIMT.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0253138
Author(s):  
Gisoo Darban Hosseini Amirkhiz ◽  
Mohammad Reza Babaei ◽  
Nahid Hashemi Madani ◽  
Mohammad Ebrahim Khamseh

Background Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. We aimed to evaluate the association between ankle-brachial index (ABI) and toe-brachial index (TBI) with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods This cross sectional study included 296 patients with T2DM who met the American Diabetes Association criteria for the assessment of peripheral arterial atherosclerosis. The ABI ≤ 0.9 and TBI ≤ 0.7 were considered as abnormal values. Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between TBI/ABI and CIMT. Results Right CIMT was significantly greater in the low TBI group (p = 0.03) while, left CIMT did not show a significant difference. Each 0.1-unit decrease in TBI value was independently associated with 0.017 mm increase in the right CIMT (β ± SE; -0.017 ± 0.005, p = 0.002) and with odds of the presence of increased CIMT [odds ratio and 95% confidence interval: 1.21 (1.02, 1.44)] after adjustment with all traditional risk factors. There was not any significant association between ABI and increased CIMT. Conclusions Beyond a suitable tool for the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease in patients with T2DM, TBI can be applied for prediction of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.


2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Roberto Moraes de Andrade ◽  
Eliete Leão Clemente Silva ◽  
Maria de Fátima Bevilaqua da Matta ◽  
Marcia Bueno Castier ◽  
Maria Luiza Garcia Rosa ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 204062232110269
Author(s):  
Yipin Zhao ◽  
Huawei Wang ◽  
Dazhi Ke ◽  
Wei Deng ◽  
Yingying Ji ◽  
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Background and Aims: Studies have shown that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP-4) inhibitors have anti-atherosclerotic effects. However, in the PROLOGUE study, sitagliptin failed to slow the progression of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) relative to conventional therapy. We conducted a post hoc analysis of the PROLOGUE study and compared the effects of sitagliptin and conventional therapy on changes in CIMT in subgroups with or without hyperuricemia. Methods: The PROLOGUE study was a randomized controlled trial of 442 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Patients were randomized to receive sitagliptin added therapy or conventional therapy. Based on the serum uric acid levels of all study populations in the PROLOGUE study, we divided them into hyperuricemia subgroup ( n = 104) and non-hyperuricemia subgroup ( n = 331). The primary outcome was changed in carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) parameters compared with baseline during the 24 months treatment period. Results: In the hyperuricemia subgroup, compared with the conventional therapy group, the changes in the mean internal carotid artery (ICA)-IMT and max ICA-IMT at 24 months were significantly lower in the sitagliptin group [−0.233 mm, 95% confidence interval (CI) (−0.419 to 0.046), p = 0.015 and −0.325 mm, 95% CI (−0.583 to −0.068), p = 0.014], although there was no significant difference in the common carotid artery CIMT. Conclusion: The results of our analysis indicated that sitagliptin attenuated the progression of CIMT than conventional therapy in T2DM and hyperuricemia patients.


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