scholarly journals HbA1c Evidence for a Prediabetes Diagnosis Delays Onset of Type 2 Diabetes

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Maurice Johnson ◽  
Howard Fishbein ◽  
Rebecca Jeffries Birch ◽  
Qilu Yu ◽  
Russ Mardon ◽  
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Objective: This study examined the influential role of making a prediabetes diagnosis resulting in the subsequent delay in onset of type 2 diabetes. Research Design and Methods: Using electronic medical records, a multivariable logistic regression model examined demographic and clinical risk factors associated with a prediabetes diagnosis among patients with HbA1c evidence of prediabetes. A multivariable non-proportional Cox regression examined development to type 2 diabetes (maximum 7 year follow-up). Results: Analysis includes 40,970 patients with incident prediabetes (76.8% undiagnosed). Logistic regression showed higher baseline HbA1c levels significantly influenced assigning a prediabetes diagnosis: compared to patients with HbA1c level 5.7-5.9% (low), OR 1.66 (99% CI 1.54-1.78) for HbA1c level 6.0-6.2% (medium) and OR 1.62 (CI 1.43-1.83) for HbA1c level 6.3-6.4% (high). Cox model results, which included an interaction between HbA1c and prediabetes diagnosis, found HbA1c the most significant predictor. Patients with diagnosed prediabetes progressed to type 2 diabetes slower than those undiagnosed. Comparing diagnosed patients to undiagnosed within the same HbA1c level, HRs ranged from 0.47 (CI 0.37-0.61) in the high HbA1c level to 0.83 (CI 0.67-1.02) in the low HbA1c level. Conclusions: From the LEADR cohort (1) HbA1c levels were the principle factor associated with risk for prediabetes diagnosis. Modeling development to diabetes, baseline HbA1c was the significant predictor of risk. Findings suggest assignment of a prediabetes diagnosis is associated with slower development of diabetes and this protective benefit of being diagnosed increases with a higher baseline HbA1c. Prediabetes diagnosis is useful for delaying onset of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Care ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avivit Cahn ◽  
Stephen D. Wiviott ◽  
Ofri Mosenzon ◽  
Erica L. Goodrich ◽  
Sabina A. Murphy ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVE Current guidelines recommend prescribing SGLT2 inhibitors to patients with type 2 diabetes and established or at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), irrespective of HbA1c levels. We studied the association of HbA1c with cardiovascular and renal outcomes and whether the benefit of dapagliflozin varies by baseline HbA1c. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In the Dapagliflozin Effect on Cardiovascular Events trial (DECLARE-TIMI 58), 17,160 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to dapagliflozin or placebo for a median follow-up of 4.2 years. Cardiovascular and renal outcomes by baseline HbA1c in the overall population and with dapagliflozin versus placebo in HbA1c subgroups were studied by Cox regression models. RESULTS In the overall population, higher baseline HbA1c was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure (HHF); major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke; and cardiorenal outcomes (adjusted hazard ratios 1.12 [95% CI 1.06–1.19], 1.08 [1.04–1.13], and 1.17 [1.11–1.24] per 1% higher level, respectively). Elevated HbA1c was associated with a greater increased risk for MACE and cardiorenal outcomes in patients with multiple risk factors (MRF) than in established ASCVD (P-interaction = 0.0064 and 0.0093, respectively). Compared with placebo, dapagliflozin decreased the risk of cardiovascular death/HHF, HHF, and cardiorenal outcomes, with no heterogeneity by baseline HbA1c (P-interaction > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Higher HbA1c levels were associated with greater cardiovascular and renal risk, particularly in the MRF population, yet the benefits of dapagliflozin were observed in all subgroups irrespective of baseline HbA1c, including patients with HbA1c <7%.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avivit Cahn ◽  
Stephen D. Wiviott ◽  
Ofri Mosenzon ◽  
Sabina A. Murphy ◽  
Erica L. Goodrich ◽  
...  

<b>Objective:</b> Current guidelines recommend prescribing SGLT-2 inhibitors to patients with type 2 diabetes and established or at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), irrespective of HbA1c levels. We studied the association of HbA1c with cardiovascular and renal outcomes and whether the benefit of dapagliflozin varies by baseline HbA1c. <p><b>Methods:</b> In the Dapagliflozin Effect on Cardiovascular Events (DECLARE)-TIMI 58 trial 17,160 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to dapagliflozin or placebo for a median follow up of 4.2 years. Cardiovascular and renal outcomes by baseline HbA1c in the overall population, and with dapagliflozin vs. placebo in HbA1c subgroups were studied by Cox regression models.</p> <p><b>Results:</b> In the overall population, increasing HbA1c was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure (CVD/HHF), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE; CVD, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke) and of the cardiorenal outcome (adjusted HR [95% CI] 1.12 [1.06-1.19], 1.08 [1.04-1.13] and 1.17 [1.11-1.24] per 1% increase respectively). Elevated HbA1c was associated with an increased risk for MACE and for the cardiorenal outcome significantly more in patients with multiple risk factors (MRF), vs. patients with established ASCVD (P-interaction 0.0064 and 0.0093 respectively). Dapagliflozin led to a decrease in the risk of CVD/HHF, HHF and the cardiorenal outcome vs. placebo with no heterogeneity by baseline HbA1c (P-interaction >0.05).</p> <p><b>Conclusions</b>: High HbA1c levels were associated with greater cardiovascular and renal risk, particularly in the MRF population, yet the benefits of dapagliflozin were observed in all subgroups irrespective of baseline HbA1c, including patients with HbA1c<7%.</p>


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avivit Cahn ◽  
Stephen D. Wiviott ◽  
Ofri Mosenzon ◽  
Sabina A. Murphy ◽  
Erica L. Goodrich ◽  
...  

<b>Objective:</b> Current guidelines recommend prescribing SGLT-2 inhibitors to patients with type 2 diabetes and established or at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), irrespective of HbA1c levels. We studied the association of HbA1c with cardiovascular and renal outcomes and whether the benefit of dapagliflozin varies by baseline HbA1c. <p><b>Methods:</b> In the Dapagliflozin Effect on Cardiovascular Events (DECLARE)-TIMI 58 trial 17,160 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to dapagliflozin or placebo for a median follow up of 4.2 years. Cardiovascular and renal outcomes by baseline HbA1c in the overall population, and with dapagliflozin vs. placebo in HbA1c subgroups were studied by Cox regression models.</p> <p><b>Results:</b> In the overall population, increasing HbA1c was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure (CVD/HHF), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE; CVD, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke) and of the cardiorenal outcome (adjusted HR [95% CI] 1.12 [1.06-1.19], 1.08 [1.04-1.13] and 1.17 [1.11-1.24] per 1% increase respectively). Elevated HbA1c was associated with an increased risk for MACE and for the cardiorenal outcome significantly more in patients with multiple risk factors (MRF), vs. patients with established ASCVD (P-interaction 0.0064 and 0.0093 respectively). Dapagliflozin led to a decrease in the risk of CVD/HHF, HHF and the cardiorenal outcome vs. placebo with no heterogeneity by baseline HbA1c (P-interaction >0.05).</p> <p><b>Conclusions</b>: High HbA1c levels were associated with greater cardiovascular and renal risk, particularly in the MRF population, yet the benefits of dapagliflozin were observed in all subgroups irrespective of baseline HbA1c, including patients with HbA1c<7%.</p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Ul Kim ◽  
Sung Pyo Park ◽  
Yong-Kyu Kim

AbstractThis study aimed to investigate whether long-term HbA1c variability is associated with the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in subjects with type 2 diabetes. We retrospectively reviewed 434 type 2 diabetes subjects without DR who underwent regular DR screening. We reviewed fundus findings, collected HbA1c levels, and calculated the coefficient of variation (CV) and average real variability (ARV) of each subject’s HbA1c level. DR was developed in 55 subjects and progressed to moderate nonproliferative DR or worse DR in 23 subjects. On Cox proportional hazards regression analysis, HbA1c ARV, but not HbA1c CV, was significantly associated with DR development. However, the association between HbA1c variability and the DR progression rate to moderate nonproliferative DR or worse DR was not significant. The inter-visit HbA1c difference value on consecutive examination predicted DR development well and more careful screening for DR is needed for those with an absolute value change of 2.05%, an absolute increase of 1.75%, and an absolute decrease of 1.45% in HbA1c levels on consecutive examination. These results indicate that long-term glucose variability measured by HbA1c ARV might be an independent risk factor for DR development in addition to the mean HbA1c level in early diabetic subjects.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1090-1096
Author(s):  
Yusuf Bozkuş ◽  
Umut Mousa ◽  
Özlem T. İyidir ◽  
Nazlı Kırnap ◽  
Canan Ç. Demir ◽  
...  

Objective: Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs reduce gastric acid secretion and lead to an increase in serum gastrin levels. Many preclinical and some clinical researches have established some positive effects of gastrin or PPI therapy on glucose regulation. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the short term effects of esomeprazole on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, the presence of an association between this effect and gastrin levels was evaluated. Methods: Thirty-two subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled and grouped as intervention (n=16) and control (n=16). The participants in the intervention group were prescribed 40 mg of esomeprazole treatment for three months. At the beginning of the study and at the 3rd month, HbA1c level (%) and gastrin levels (pmol/L) of participants were assessed. Then, the groups were compared in terms of their baseline and 3rd month values. Results: In the intervention group, the mean gastrin level increased significantly from 34.3±14.4 pmol/L to 87.4±43.6 pmol/L (p<0.001). The mean HbA1c level was similar to the pre-treatment level (6.3±0.7% vs. 6.4±0.9%, p=0.441). There were no statistically significant differences in all parameters of the control group. The majority of individuals were on metformin monotherapy (65.6 %). The subgroup analysis of metformin monotherapy revealed that, in intervention group, there was a significant increase in gastrin levels (39.9±12.6 vs. 95.5±52.5, p=0.026), but the HbA1c levels did not change (6.0±0.4 % vs. 5.9±0.6 %, p=0.288); and in control group, gastrin levels did not change (37.5 ± 26.7 vs. 36.1 ±23.3, p=0.367), but there was an increase in HbA1c levels (6.1 ± 0.50 vs. 6.4 ± 0.60, p=0.01). Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that esomeprazole has no extra benefit for the controlled diabetic patient in three months. However, in only the metformin-treated subgroup, esomeprazole may prevent the rise in HbA1c level.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. JCM.S27202
Author(s):  
Hiromi Hamamoto ◽  
Koji Nakanishi ◽  
Mitsuhiko Noda

We attempted to examine whether withdrawal from insulin therapy is or is not possible with administration of additional alogliptin and identify the contributing factors. The subjects were 43 adult patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing insulin therapy after admission. After glucotoxicity was removed, 25 mg alogliptin was additionally administered. Insulin was reduced by 15.6 ± 13.0 units (mean ± SD), and 17 patients (39.5%) completely withdrew from insulin therapy. Several factors were compared between the two groups of patients: those who could withdraw from insulin therapy and those who could not. The former group showed lower HbA1c levels on admission, a lower insulin dose before adding alogliptin, lower injection frequencies, and longer treatment histories prior to admission. Logistic regression analysis showed that lower insulin dose contributed significantly to withdrawal. These results suggest that a lower insulin dose is the best predictor for withdrawal from insulin therapy after adding alogliptin.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Sundquist ◽  
Sven-Erik Johansson ◽  
Ashfaque A. Memon ◽  
Susanna Calling ◽  
Henrik Ohlsson ◽  
...  

AbstractThe association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) is well established but the potential causal association needs further studying. In an attempt to elucidate the causal effect of T2D on IHD, we used three different analytical approaches in two different datasets. A well-defined cohort of 6047 women aged 50–59 years were included at baseline (1995 to 2000) and followed until 2015 for IHD. The median follow-up was 16.3 years. We used a Marginal Structural Cox model (MSM Cox) to account for time-varying exposure (time at onset of T2D) and for ten confounders (using inverse probability weighting, IPW). We also compared the MSM-Cox models with traditional Cox regression modelling in the cohort. Finally, we analyzed information on individuals from Swedish population-based registers with national coverage in a comprehensive co-relative design and extrapolated the results to MZ twins. The Hazard Ratio (HR) for IHD in relation to T2D at baseline and T2D occurring during the follow-up in the MSM Cox model weighted by IPW (based on the ten included confounders) was 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07–1.92). The corresponding HR from the traditional Cox regression model was of similar effect size. The average extrapolated MZ twin estimate from our co-relative model was 1.61 (95% CI 1.48–1.86). Our findings, based on a triangular approach, support the existence of a causal association between T2D and IHD and that preventive long-term measures in order to avoid or postpone IHD should include monitoring and treatment of both the T2D itself as well as other cardiovascular risk factors.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jing-Lu Jin ◽  
Ye-Xuan Cao ◽  
Hui-Wen Zhang ◽  
Yuan-Lin Guo ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Merging studies have reported the association of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] with poor outcomes of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the prognostic importance of Lp(a) for recurrent cardiovascular events (CVEs) is currently undetermined in patients with T2DM and prior CVEs. Methods From April 2011 to March 2017, we consecutively recruited 2,284 T2DM patients with prior CVEs. Patients were categorized into low, medium, and high groups by Lp(a) levels and followed up for hard, recurrent CVEs, including nonfatal acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality. Caplan-Meier, Cox regression and C-statistic analyses were performed. Results During 7,613 patient-years’ follow-up, 153 recurrent CVEs occurred. Lp(a) levels were significantly higher in patients with recurrent CVEs than counterparts (20.44 vs. 14.71 mg/dL, p = 0.002). Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that the event-free survival rate was dramatically lower in high and medium Lp(a) groups than that in low group irrespective of HBA1c status (< 7.0%; ≥7.0%, both p < 0.05). Furthermore, multivariate Cox regression models indicated that Lp(a) was independently associated with high risk of recurrent CVEs [HR(95% CI): 1.996(1.266–3.148)], such data remains in different HBA1c status (HR(95% CI): <7.0%, 1.914(1.007–3.640); ≥7.0%, 2.174(1.132–4.174)). Moreover, the results of C-statistic were significantly improved by 0.029 when added Lp(a) to the Cox model. Conclusions Our data, for the first time, confirmed that Lp(a) was an independent predictor for recurrent CVEs in T2DM patients with prior CVEs, suggesting that Lp(a) measurement may help to further risk stratification for T2DM patients after they suffered a first CVE.


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