Preclinical atherosclerosis and inflammation in 61-year-old men with newly diagnosed diabetes and established diabetes.

Sigurdardottir, Vilborg; Fagerberg, Björn; Hulthe, Johannes (2004). Preclinical atherosclerosis and inflammation in 61-year-old men with newly diagnosed diabetes and established diabetes. Diabetes care, 27(4), pp. 880-884. American Diabetes Association

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OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of subclinical atherosclerosis and underlying mechanisms in men with newly diagnosed diabetes and established diabetes compared with healthy control subjects.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

In a population-based study of 61-year-old Caucasian men (n = 271) with established diabetes (n = 50) and newly diagnosed diabetes (n = 24) and healthy control subjects (n = 197), standard risk factors and highly sensitive (hs) C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured. Ultrasound measurements of intima-media thickness (IMT) were performed bilaterally in the common carotid artery, and a composite measure was calculated from common carotid and carotid bulb IMT (composite IMT). The plaque status was assessed.

RESULTS

Composite IMT and carotid plaque size increased gradually among the healthy control subjects, newly diagnosed diabetic patients, and established diabetic patients (P for trend < or =0.001, respectively). CRP was higher in newly and established diabetes (NS between diabetes groups) compared with healthy control subjects (P < 0.001). Total cholesterol levels were lower in newly diagnosed diabetes (5.51 +/- 1.13 mmol/l, P < 0.05) and established diabetes (5.45 +/- 1.15 mmol/l, P < 0.01) compared with those of healthy control subjects (5.77 +/- 1.03 mmol/l). In men with diabetes (n = 74), diabetes onset status (newly diagnosed versus established), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and serum triglycerides, but not CRP, explained 16% of the variance in composite IMT.

CONCLUSIONS

This is the first study to show increased preclinical atherosclerotic changes (IMT and plaque size) and increased inflammation (hs-CRP) in men with newly diagnosed diabetes as well as in patients with established diabetes compared with healthy control subjects. WHR, diabetes onset status (newly diagnosed versus established), and triglycerides, but not CRP, were independent correlates of carotid artery IMT in men with diabetes.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology

UniBE Contributor:

Sigurdardottir, Vilborg

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0149-5992

Publisher:

American Diabetes Association

Language:

English

Submitter:

Vilborg Sigurdardottir

Date Deposited:

25 Feb 2016 11:53

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:51

PubMed ID:

15047642

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.76011

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/76011

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