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Cui R, Wei Y, Liu J, Wang G. Hepatic insulin resistance affects the efficacy of metformin in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A Sub-Analysis of the MARCH trial. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2024; 214:111788. [PMID: 39032659 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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AIM Our study aimed to analyze how hepatic insulin resistance (IR) influences the efficacy of 48 weeks of metformin treatment in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. METHODS We chose 291 participants who were allocated to a 48-week metformin treatment in the "Metformin and Acarbose in Chinese as initial Hypoglycemic treatment" (MARCH) trial and calculated their hepatic insulin resistance indexes (HIRI). We equally grouped the subjects into tertiles: low, medium, and high HIRI groups based on baseline HIRI; Low, medium, and high ΔHIRI groups based on the decreasing extent of HIRI after a 48-week metformin treatment. RESULTS Multiple linear regression showed that baseline HIRI was positively associated with the rising degree of Matsuda index and the falling range of fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and HIRI. Furthermore, baseline fasting insulin, homeostatic model assessment of β cell function (HOMA-β), HOMA-IR, and HIRI were positively associated with the decreasing extent of HIRI, while baseline Matsuda index had a negative association with the falling extent of HIRI. CONCLUSIONS Patients with higher levels of hepatic IR obtained better curative effects from metformin in terms of glycemic control, insulin saving, insulin sensitivity enhancement, and IR improvement. Higher fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-β, IR, and lower Matsuda index were indicators of better hepatic IR improvement.
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- Ruixiang Cui
- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8, Gongti South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8, Gongti South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8, Gongti South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8, Gongti South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China.
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Cao Y, Luo P, Tang H, Li P, Wang G, Li W, Song Z, Su Z, Sun X, Yi X, Fu Z, Cui B, Zhu S, Zhu L. Insulin resistance levels predicted metabolic improvement and weight loss after metabolic surgery in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024; 20:80-90. [PMID: 37739868 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The causes for failure of metabolic improvement and inadequate weight loss after metabolic surgery (MS) in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have not been fully elucidated. The effect of insulin resistance (IR) on the outcome of T2D, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity after MS in Chinese patients with T2D and a body mass index (BMI) of 25-32.5 kg/m2 warrants further study. OBJECTIVES Patients with T2D and a BMI of 25-32.5 kg/m2 who underwent MS between July 2019 and June 2021 were included. SETTING University hospital, China. METHODS IR levels were evaluated with the glucose disposal rate (GDR). Improvement of T2D, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was assessed with the composite triple endpoint (CTEP), and weight loss was assessed with the percent of total weight loss (%TWL). Partial correlation analysis, binary logistic regression analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis, and subgroup analysis were used to analyze the relationship between the CTEP, %TWL at 1 year postoperative, and GDR preoperative. RESULTS This study analyzed the data of 51 patients with T2D and a BMI of 25-32.5 kg/m2 (30 men and 21 women) with a mean preoperative GDR of 3.72 ± 1.48 mg/kg/min. Partial correlation coefficients between CTEP, %TWL, and GDR were .303 (P = .041) and .449 (P = .001), respectively. The preoperative GDR was significantly positively correlated with CTEP (OR = 1.610, P = .024) and %TWL (β = 1.38, P = .003). The preoperative GDR predicted cutoff values of 4.36 and 5.35 mg/kg/min for CTEP attainment and %TWL ≥ 20%, respectively. CONCLUSION IR levels predicted metabolic improvement and weight loss 1 year after MS in Chinese patients with T2D and a BMI of 25-32.5 kg/m2.
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- Yaoquan Cao
- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Muniyappa R, Narayanappa SBK. Disentangling Dual Threats: Premature Coronary Artery Disease and Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Asians. J Endocr Soc 2023; 8:bvad167. [PMID: 38178904 PMCID: PMC10765382 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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South Asian individuals (SAs) face heightened risks of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) and early-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with grave health, societal, and economic implications due to the region's dense population. Both conditions, influenced by cardiometabolic risk factors such as insulin resistance, hypertension, and central adiposity, manifest earlier and with unique thresholds in SAs. Epidemiological, demographic, nutritional, environmental, sociocultural, and economic transitions in SA have exacerbated the twin epidemic. The coupling of premature CAD and T2DM arises from increased obesity due to limited adipose storage, early-life undernutrition, distinct fat thresholds, reduced muscle mass, and a predisposition for hepatic fat accumulation from certain dietary choices cumulatively precipitating a decline in insulin sensitivity. As T2DM ensues, the β-cell adaptive responses are suboptimal, precipitating a transition from compensatory hyperinsulinemia to β-cell decompensation, underscoring a reduced functional β-cell reserve in SAs. This review delves into the interplay of these mechanisms and highlights a prediabetes endotype tied to elevated vascular risk. Deciphering these mechanistic interconnections promises to refine stratification paradigms, surpassing extant risk-prediction strategies.
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- Ranganath Muniyappa
- Clinical Endocrine Section, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Muddenahalli, Karnataka 562101, India
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Sharma A, Lee-Ødegård S, Qvigstad E, Sommer C, Sattar N, Gill JMR, Gulseth HL, Sollid ST, Nermoen I, Birkeland KI. β-Cell Function, Hepatic Insulin Clearance, and Insulin Sensitivity in South Asian and Nordic Women After Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes 2022; 71:2530-2538. [PMID: 36112815 DOI: 10.2337/db22-0622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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South Asian women have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than Nordic women; however, the mechanisms behind this difference remain unclear. We investigated insulin sensitivity, β-cell function, and hepatic insulin clearance in 179 South Asian and 108 Nordic women ∼17 months after GDM (mean age 35.3 years, BMI 29.1 kg/m2) by oral glucose tolerance test using deconvolution of C-peptide kinetics. Thirty-one percent of South Asian and 53% of Nordic participants were normoglycemic at the time of measurement. South Asian women had higher areas under the curve (AUCs) for glucose, prehepatic insulin, and peripheral insulin and lower insulin sensitivity, disposition index, and fasting hepatic insulin clearance than Nordic women. In the group with prediabetes or diabetes, South Asian women had similar AUCs for glucose and prehepatic insulin but a higher AUC for peripheral insulin, lower disposition index, and lower fasting hepatic insulin clearance than Nordic women. The waist-to-height ratio mediated ∼25-40% of the ethnic differences in insulin sensitivity in participants with normoglycemia. Overall, our novel data revealed that South Asian women with normoglycemia after GDM showed lower insulin secretion for a given insulin resistance and lower hepatic insulin clearance than Nordic women. South Asian women are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes after GDM, and preventive efforts should be prioritized.
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- Archana Sharma
- Department of Endocrinology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K
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- Department of Medicine, Drammen Hospital, Vestre Viken Health Trust, Drammen, Norway
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- Department of Endocrinology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Cao Q, Zheng R, He R, Wang T, Xu M, Lu J, Dai M, Zhang D, Chen Y, Zhao Z, Wang S, Lin H, Wang W, Ning G, Bi Y, Xu Y, Li M. Age-specific prevalence, subtypes and risk factors of metabolic diseases in Chinese adults and the different patterns from other racial/ethnic populations. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:2078. [PMCID: PMC9664823 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14555-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background
Age has substantial influence on metabolic diseases patterns. Ethnic disparities of metabolic characteristics between Chinese and other populations also exist. Large-scale investigations of age-specific prevalence, subtypes and modifiable risk factors of metabolic disorders are essential to promote individualized strategies for the control and prevention of metabolic diseases in multi-ethnic populations. The study aims to address the age-specific prevalence, subtype characteristics and risk factor profiles of metabolic diseases among different races/ethnicities.
Methods
We analyzed data from the China Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance 2010 and the National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey (NHANES). We examined the prevalence and subtypes of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia across age groups in four ethnic populations. We also investigated the odds ratios (ORs) of metabolic diseases associated with 11 classical risk factors in the young and the elder Mainland Chinese.
Results
The sex and BMI standardized prevalence of hypertension in Chinese aged 18–40 years was 18.5% and was the highest among the four populations. The main pathophysiologic subtype of diabetes was characterized by insulin resistance, instead of β-cell dysfunction in Mainland Chinese, and this pattern was more evident in obese subjects. The major subtype of hyperlipidemia in Mainland Chinese was hypertriglyceridemia, while Non-Hispanic Whites and Blacks were more prone to high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. For risk of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia, young Chinese adults were more prone to general and central obesity than older ones. The other factors showed similar effects on the young and the old.
Conclusions
The age-specific prevalence, subtypes and risk factors of metabolic diseases were substantially different in Chinese and other ethnic/racial populations.
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Gupta K, Al Rifai M, Hussain A, Minhas AMK, Patel J, Kalra D, Samad Z, Virani SS. South Asian ethnicity: What can we do to make this risk enhancer a risk equivalent? Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 75:21-32. [PMID: 36279943 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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South Asians account for around 25% of the global population and are the fastest-growing ethnicity in the US. This population has an increasing burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) which is also seen in the diaspora. Current risk prediction equations underestimate this risk and consider the South Asian ethnicity as a risk-enhancer among those with borderline-intermediate risk. In this review, we discuss why the South Asian population is at a higher risk of ASCVD and strategies to mitigate this increased risk.
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- Kartik Gupta
- Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Section of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Section of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA; Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Rudd Heart & Lung Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Section of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program, Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA; Section of Cardiology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Ke C, Narayan KMV, Chan JCN, Jha P, Shah BR. Pathophysiology, phenotypes and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Indian and Chinese populations. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2022; 18:413-432. [PMID: 35508700 PMCID: PMC9067000 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00669-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nearly half of all adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) live in India and China. These populations have an underlying predisposition to deficient insulin secretion, which has a key role in the pathogenesis of T2DM. Indian and Chinese people might be more susceptible to hepatic or skeletal muscle insulin resistance, respectively, than other populations, resulting in specific forms of insulin deficiency. Cluster-based phenotypic analyses demonstrate a higher frequency of severe insulin-deficient diabetes mellitus and younger ages at diagnosis, lower β-cell function, lower insulin resistance and lower BMI among Indian and Chinese people compared with European people. Individuals diagnosed earliest in life have the most aggressive course of disease and the highest risk of complications. These characteristics might contribute to distinctive responses to glucose-lowering medications. Incretin-based agents are particularly effective for lowering glucose levels in these populations; they enhance incretin-augmented insulin secretion and suppress glucagon secretion. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors might also lower blood levels of glucose especially effectively among Asian people, while α-glucosidase inhibitors are better tolerated in east Asian populations versus other populations. Further research is needed to better characterize and address the pathophysiology and phenotypes of T2DM in Indian and Chinese populations, and to further develop individualized treatment strategies.
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- Calvin Ke
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Centre for Global Health Research, Unity Health Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Asia Diabetes Foundation, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Asia Diabetes Foundation, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Centre for Global Health Research, Unity Health Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Iso H, Cui R, Takamoto I, Kiyama M, Saito I, Okamura T, Miyamoto Y, Higashiyama A, Kiyohara Y, Ninomiya T, Yamada M, Nakagawa H, Sakurai M, Shimabukuro M, Higa M, Shimamoto K, Saito S, Daimon M, Kayama T, Noda M, Ito S, Yokote K, Ito C, Nakao K, Yamauchi T, Kadowaki T. Risk Classification for Metabolic Syndrome and the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Japan With Low Prevalence of Obesity: A Pooled Analysis of 10 Prospective Cohort Studies. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e020760. [PMID: 34796738 PMCID: PMC9075363 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.020760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background It is uncertain whether risk classification under the nationwide program on screening and lifestyle modification for metabolic syndrome captures well high-risk individuals who could benefit from lifestyle interventions. We examined the validity of risk classification by linking the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods and Results Individual-level data of 29 288 Japanese individuals aged 40 to 74 years without a history of CVD from 10 prospective cohort studies were used. Metabolic syndrome was defined as the presence of high abdominal obesity and/or overweight plus risk factors such as high blood pressure, high triglyceride or low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and high blood glucose levels. The risk categories for lifestyle intervention were information supply only, motivation-support intervention, and intensive support intervention. Sex- and age-specific hazard ratios and population attributable fractions of CVD, which were also further adjusted to consider non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, were estimated with reference to nonobese/overweight individuals, using Cox proportional hazard regression. Since the reference category included those with risk factors, we set a supernormal group (nonobese/overweight with no risk factor) as another reference. We documented 1023 incident CVD cases (565 men and 458 women). The adjusted CVD risk was 60% to 70% higher in men and women aged 40 to 64 years receiving an intensive support intervention, and 30% higher in women aged 65 to 74 years receiving a motivation-support intervention, compared with nonobese/overweight individuals. The population attributable fractions in men and women aged 40 to 64 years receiving an intensive support intervention were 17.7% and 6.6%, respectively, while that in women aged 65 to 74 years receiving a motivation-support intervention was 9.4%. Compared with the supernormal group, nonobese/overweight individuals with risk factors had similar hazard ratios and population attributable fractions as individuals with metabolic syndrome. Conclusions Similar CVD excess and attributable risks among individuals with metabolic syndrome components in the absence and presence of obesity/overweight imply the need for lifestyle modification in both high-risk groups.
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- Hiroyasu Iso
- Public HealthDepartment of Social MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineOsakaJapan
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- Public HealthDepartment of Social MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineOsakaJapan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic DiseasesGraduate School of MedicineThe University of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
- Department of Diabetes, Metabolism and EndocrinologyIchikawa HospitalInternational University of Health and WelfareChibaJapan
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- Osaka Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease PreventionOsakaJapan
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- Department of Public Health and EpidemiologyFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public HealthKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Preventive CardiologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterOsakaJapan
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- Preventive CardiologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterOsakaJapan
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- Hisayama Research Institute for Lifestyle DiseasesFukuokaJapan
- Department of Epidemiology and Public HealthGraduate School of MedicineKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public HealthGraduate School of MedicineKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Clinical StudiesRadiation Effects Research FoundationHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Social and Environmental MedicineKanazawa Medical UniversityIshikawaJapan
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- Department of Social and Environmental MedicineKanazawa Medical UniversityIshikawaJapan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismFukushima Medical UniversityFukushimaJapan
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- Diabetes and Life‐Style Related Disease CenterTomishiro Central HospitalOkinawaJapan
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- Global Center of Excellence Program Study GroupYamagata University School of MedicineYamagataJapan
- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineAomoriJapan
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- Department of Advanced MedicineYamagata University School of MedicineYamagataJapan
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- Department of Diabetes, Metabolism and EndocrinologyIchikawa HospitalInternational University of Health and WelfareChibaJapan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineDepartment of MedicineTohoku University HospitalMiyagiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hematology and GerontologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
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- Grand Tower Medical Court Life Care ClinicHiroshimaJapan
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- Medical Innovation CenterKyoto University Graduate School of MedicineKyotoJapan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic DiseasesGraduate School of MedicineThe University of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic DiseasesGraduate School of MedicineThe University of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
- PresidentTranomon HospitalTokyoJapan
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Roy A, Kamalanathan S, Sahoo J, Kar SS, Naik D, Narayanan N, Merugu C, Patel D. Comparison of islet cell function, insulin sensitivity, and incretin axis between Asian-Indians with either impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance, and normal healthy controls. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2021; 176:108846. [PMID: 33951481 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIMS The objective of this study was to compare the islet cell function, insulin sensitivity, and incretin axis between Asian-Indian subjects with either impaired fasting glucose (IFG), or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and normal glucose tolerance (NGT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Prediabetes subjects underwent a mixed meal tolerance test(MMTT) after overnight fasting. Samples for glucose, insulin, glucagon, and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) were collected at 0, 30, 60, and 120 min. Insulin secretion sensitivity index -2 (ISSI-2) for beta-cell function and Matsuda index for insulin sensitivity were assessed. Alpha cell function was assessed by measuring the area under the curve (AUC) 0-120 glucagon/AUC0-120 glucose. RESULTS A total of sixty subjects were recruited with 20 in each group. The beta-cell function represented by ISSI-2 was impaired in prediabetes subjects as compared to NGT group (IFG: 2.09 ± 0.44 vs. NGT: 3.04 ± 0.80, P < 0.0001, and IGT: 2.33 ± 0.59 vs. NGT: 3.04 ± 0.80, P = 0.002). Similarly, AUC0-120 glucagon/AUC0-120 glucose was also lower in prediabetes group as compared to healthy controls (IFG: 0.41(0.54) vs. NGT: 1.07(0.39), P = 0.003 and IGT: 0.57(0.38) vs. NGT: 1.07(0.39), P = 0.001). CONCLUSION Asian-Indian prediabetes subjects have reduced beta-cell function with lesser glucagon secretion during MMTT as compared to normal healthy controls.
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- Ayan Roy
- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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Narayan KMV, Kondal D, Kobes S, Staimez LR, Mohan D, Gujral UP, Patel SA, Anjana RM, Shivashankar R, Ali MK, Chang HH, Kadir M, Prabhakaran D, Daya N, Selvin E, Tandon N, Hanson R, Mohan V. Incidence of diabetes in South Asian young adults compared to Pima Indians. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:9/1/e001988. [PMID: 33771765 PMCID: PMC8006824 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION South Asians (SA) and Pima Indians have high prevalence of diabetes but differ markedly in body size. We hypothesize that young SA will have higher diabetes incidence than Pima Indians at comparable body mass index (BMI) levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used prospective cohort data to estimate age-specific, sex, and BMI-specific diabetes incidence in SA aged 20-44 years living in India and Pakistan from the Center for Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia Study (n=6676), and compared with Pima Indians, from Pima Indian Study (n=1852). RESULTS At baseline, SA were considerably less obese than Pima Indians (BMI (kg/m2): 24.4 vs 33.8; waist circumference (cm): 82.5 vs 107.0). Age-standardized diabetes incidence (cases/1000 person-years, 95% CI) was lower in SA than in Pima Indians (men: 14.2, 12.2-16.2 vs 37.3, 31.8-42.8; women: 14.8, 13.0-16.5 vs 46.1, 41.2-51.1). Risk of incident diabetes among 20-24-year-old Pima men and women was six times (relative risk (RR), 95% CI: 6.04, 3.30 to 12.0) and seven times (RR, 95% CI: 7.64, 3.73 to 18.2) higher as compared with SA men and women, respectively. In those with BMI <25 kg/m2, however, the risk of diabetes was over five times in SA men than in Pima Indian men. Among those with BMI ≥30 kg/m2, diabetes incidence in SA men was nearly as high as in Pima men. SA and Pima Indians had similar magnitude of association between age, sex, BMI, and insulin secretion with diabetes. The effect of family history was larger in SA, whereas that of insulin resistance was larger in Pima Indians CONCLUSIONS: In the background of relatively low insulin resistance, higher diabetes incidence in SA is driven by poor insulin secretion in SA men. The findings call for research to improve insulin secretion in early natural history of diabetes.
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- Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Center for Teaching and Learning, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Diabetology, Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre Gopalapuram, Chennai, India
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Yeo JL, Brady EM, McCann GP, Gulsin GS. Sex and ethnic differences in the cardiovascular complications of type 2 diabetes. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab 2021; 12:20420188211034297. [PMID: 34408835 PMCID: PMC8365016 DOI: 10.1177/20420188211034297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus represents a global health concern affecting 463 million adults and is projected to rapidly rise to 700 million people by 2045. Amongst those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), there are recognised differences in the impact of the disease on different sex and ethnic groups. The relative risk of cardiovascular complications between individuals with and without T2D is higher in females than males. People of South Asian heritage are two to four times more likely to develop T2D than white people, but conversely not more likely to experience cardiovascular complications. Differences in the pathophysiological responses in these groups may identify potential areas for intervention beyond glycaemic control. In this review, we highlight key differences of diabetes-associated cardiovascular complications by sex and ethnic background, with a particular emphasis on South Asians. Evidence assessing therapeutic efficacy of new glucose lowering drugs in minority groups is limited and many major cardiovascular outcomes trials do not report ethnic specific data. Conversely, lifestyle intervention and bariatric surgery appear to have similar benefits regardless of sex and ethnic groups. We encourage future studies with better representation of women and ethnic minorities that will provide valuable data to allow better risk stratification and tailored prevention and management strategies to improve cardiovascular outcomes in T2D.
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- Jian L Yeo
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Mehta A, Singh S, Saeed A, Mahtta D, Bittner VA, Sperling LS, Virani SS. Pathophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Excess Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians: The Perfect Storm. Curr Diabetes Rev 2021; 17:e070320183447. [PMID: 32619174 DOI: 10.2174/1573399816666200703182458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND South Asians are at a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), are diagnosed at relatively younger ages, and exhibit more severe disease phenotypes as compared with other ethnic groups. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying T2D and CVD risk in South Asians are multifactorial and intricately related. METHODS A narrative review of the pathophysiology of excess risk of T2D and CVD in South Asians. RESULTS T2D and CVD have shared risk factors that encompass biological factors (early life influences, impaired glucose metabolism, and adverse body composition) as well as behavioral and environmental risk factors (diet, sedentary behavior, tobacco use, and social determinants of health). Genetics and epigenetics also play a role in explaining the increased risk of T2D and CVD among South Asians. Additionally, South Asians harbor several lipid abnormalities including high concentration of small-dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles, elevated triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL)- cholesterol levels, dysfunctional HDL particles, and elevated lipoprotein(a) that predispose them to CVD. CONCLUSION In this comprehensive review, we have discussed risk factors that provide insights into the pathophysiology of excess risk of T2D and CVD in South Asians.
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- Anurag Mehta
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Georgia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA, United States
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- Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, TX, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Georgia
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- Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, TX, United States
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Li X, Yang S, Cao C, Yan X, Zheng L, Zheng L, Da J, Tang X, Ji L, Yang X, Zhou Z. Validation of the Swedish Diabetes Re-Grouping Scheme in Adult-Onset Diabetes in China. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5893635. [PMID: 32808015 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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CONTEXT This study applied the Swedish novel data-driven classification in Chinese newly diagnosed diabetic patients and validated its adoptability. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to validate the practicality of the Swedish diabetes regrouping scheme in Chinese adults with newly diagnosed diabetes. DESIGN Patients were classified into 5 subgroups by K-means and Two-Step methods according to 6 clinical parameters. SETTING Ambulatory care. PATIENTS A cross-sectional survey of 15 772 patients with adult-onset newly diagnosed diabetes was conducted in China from April 2015 to October 2017. INTERVENTION None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Six parameters including glutamate decarboxylase antibodies (GADA), age of onset, body mass index (BMI), glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), homoeostatic model assessment 2 estimates of β-cell function (HOMA2-B) and insulin resistance (HOMA2-IR) were measured to calculate the patient subgroups. RESULTS Our patients clustered into 5 subgroups: 6.2% were in the severe autoimmune diabetes (SAID) subgroup, 24.8% were in the severe insulin-deficient diabetes (SIDD) subgroup, 16.6% were in the severe insulin-resistance diabetes (SIRD) subgroup, 21.6% were in the mild obesity-related diabetes (MOD) subgroup and 30.9% were in the mild age-related diabetes (MARD) subgroup. When compared with the Swedish population, the proportion of SIDD subgroup was higher. In general, Chinese patients had younger age, lower BMI, higher HbA1c, lower HOMA2-B and HOMA2-IR, and higher insulin use but lower metformin usage than the Swedish patients. CONCLUSION The Swedish diabetes regrouping scheme is applicable to adult-onset diabetes in China, with a high proportion of patients with the severe insulin deficient diabetes. Further validations of long-term diabetes complications remain warranted in future studies.
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- Xia Li
- Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Changsha, China
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- Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Changsha, China
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- Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Changsha, China
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- Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Changsha, China
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- Changsha Fulcrum Information Technology Co. Ltd., Changsha, China
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- Changsha Fulcrum Information Technology Co. Ltd., Changsha, China
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- Changsha Fulcrum Information Technology Co. Ltd., Changsha, China
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- Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Changsha, China
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- Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Central South University, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Changsha, China
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Choi S, Lee G, Kang J, Park SM, Sung E, Shin HC, Kim CH. Association of change in alcohol consumption on fasting serum glucose, insulin resistance, and beta cell function among Korean men. Alcohol 2020; 85:127-133. [PMID: 31926928 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2020.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We aimed to determine the association between alcohol consumption change on fasting serum glucose, insulin resistance, and beta cell function. The study population consisted of 55,858 men from the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study. Participants were divided into non-, light, moderate, and heavy drinkers for each of the first and second health examinations based on a self-reported questionnaire on alcohol consumption. The adjusted mean values for change in fasting serum glucose (FSG), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and beta cell function (HOMA-β) levels were determined according to alcohol consumption change by linear regression. Compared to sustained initial drinkers, those who increased alcohol intake to moderate (p < 0.001) and heavy (p < 0.001) levels had increased FSG levels. In contrast, reduction in alcohol intake to light levels among initial heavy drinkers was associated with reduced change in FSG levels (p = 0.007) compared to sustained heavy drinkers. No significant associations were observed between changes in alcohol intake with HOMA-IR levels. Compared to sustained light drinkers, those who increased alcohol intake to moderate (p < 0.001) and heavy (p = 0.009) levels had lower increases in HOMA-β levels. Finally, compared to sustained heavy drinkers, those who reduced alcohol consumption to light levels had greater increases in HOMA-β levels (p = 0.002). Increases in alcohol consumption were associated with higher blood glucose levels and worsened beta cell function. Heavy drinkers who reduce alcohol intake could benefit from improved blood glucose control via improved beta cell function.
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Narayan KMV, Kanaya AM. Why are South Asians prone to type 2 diabetes? A hypothesis based on underexplored pathways. Diabetologia 2020; 63:1103-1109. [PMID: 32236731 PMCID: PMC7531132 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-020-05132-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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South Asians have a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes, even at a lower BMI. This review sets out our perspective and hypothesis on the reasons for this. Emerging data from epidemiological studies indicate that South Asians may have a lower ability to secrete insulin, and thus may have less compensatory reserves when challenged with unhealthy lifestyles. Thus, insulin resistance may not be the primary driver of type 2 diabetes in this population. Furthermore, data also suggest that South Asians, on average, have lower muscle mass, and may have a specific propensity to ectopic hepatic fat accumulation and for intramyocellular fat deposition, which cause further disruption in insulin action. We hypothesise that the high diabetes susceptibility in South Asians is evolutionarily set through dual parallel and/or interacting mechanisms: reduced beta cell function and impaired insulin action owing to low lean mass, which is further accentuated by ectopic fat deposition in the liver and muscle. These areas warrant further research.
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- K M Venkat Narayan
- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, CNR Room 7043, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Staimez LR, Deepa M, Ali MK, Mohan V, Hanson RL, Narayan KMV. Tale of two Indians: Heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2019; 35:e3192. [PMID: 31145829 PMCID: PMC6834872 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disease and may manifest from multiple disease pathways. We examined insulin secretion and insulin resistance across two ethnicities with particularly high risk for diabetes yet with widely different distributions of weight class. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this population-based, cross-sectional study, Pima Indians from Southwestern United States (n = 865) and Asian Indians from Chennai, India (n = 2374) had a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. We analysed differences in plasma glucose, plasma insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and insulin secretion (ΔI0-30 /ΔG0-30 ) across categories of body mass index (BMI) and glycemic status per American Diabetes Association criteria. RESULTS Pima Indians were younger (mean 27.4 ± SD 6.6, Asian: 33.9 ± 6.7 years) and had higher BMI (33.6 ± 8.1, Asian: 25.7 ± 4.9 kg/m2 ). Among normal weight participants (mean BMI: Pima 22.4 SE 0.2; Asian 22.2 SE 0.06 kg/m2 ), fasting glucose was higher in Asian Indians (5.2 vs Pima: 4.8 mmol/L, P = .003), adjusted for age and sex. Pima Indians were three times as insulin resistant as Asian Indians (HOMA-IR: 7.7 SE 0.1, Asian: 2.5 SE 0.07), while Asian Indians had three times less insulin secretion (Pima: 2.8 SE 1.0 vs Asian: 0.9 SE 1.0 pmol/mmol), a pattern evident across age, BMI, and glycemic strata. CONCLUSIONS Metabolic differences between Pima and Asian Indians suggest heterogeneous pathways of type 2 diabetes in the early natural history of disease, with emphasis of insulin resistance in Pima Indians and emphasis of poor insulin secretion in Asian Indians.
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- Lisa R Staimez
- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We comment on the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in South Asians (SA). The effect of various risk factors, for example biochemical, genetic, lifestyle, socioeconomic factors and psychosocial stress on CVD risk is discussed. RECENT FINDINGS 'Prediabetes' is common in SA, but its relationship with coronary artery disease (CAD) is not significant unlike for the white population. At the same time, 'prediabetes' in SA is associated with an increased risk for cerebrovascular disease (CeVD). The differentiating factor could be the high lipids in Europeans and their relationship to CAD. Likewise, higher diastolic blood pressure in SA may explain the risk of CeVD. Small, dense, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration and high triglycerides may contribute to atherosclerosis. Thrombotic factors such as increased levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor, fibrinogen, lipoprotein (a) and homocysteine have been shown to be associated with increased CVD. Impaired cerebrovascular autoregulation and sympathovagal activity, increased arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction may increase CVD risk further. In addition, environmental and dietary factors may exaggerate the unfavourable cardiovascular profile through genetic factors. SUMMARY The implications of the findings suggest comprehensive screening of SA for CVD. Cultural differences should be considered while designing prevention strategies specifically targeting barriers for uptake of preventive service.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW South Asia is one of the epicenters of the global diabetes pandemic. Diabetes in south Asians has certain peculiar features with respect to its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management. This review aims to summarize some of the recent evidence pertaining to the distinct diabetes phenotype in south Asians. RECENT FINDINGS South Asia has high incidence and prevalence rates of diabetes. The progression from "pre-diabetes" to diabetes also occurs faster in this population. Pancreatic beta cell dysfunction seems to be as important as insulin resistance in the pathophysiology of diabetes in south Asians. Recent evidence suggests that the epidemic of diabetes in south Asia is spreading to rural areas and to less affluent sections of society. Diabetes in south Asians differs significantly from that in white Caucasians, with important implications for prevention, diagnosis, and management.
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- Ranjit Unnikrishnan
- Department of Diabetology, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre & Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, ICMR Centre for Advanced Research on Diabetes, WHO Collaborating Centre, Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Control & IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care, No 4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India
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- Department of Diabetology, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre & Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, ICMR Centre for Advanced Research on Diabetes, WHO Collaborating Centre, Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Control & IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care, No 4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India
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- Department of Diabetology, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre & Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, ICMR Centre for Advanced Research on Diabetes, WHO Collaborating Centre, Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Control & IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care, No 4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India.
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Lee DY, Yoo MG, Kim HJ, Jang HB, Kim JH, Lee HJ, Park SI. Association between alcohol consumption pattern and the incidence risk of type 2 diabetes in Korean men: A 12-years follow-up study. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7322. [PMID: 28779170 PMCID: PMC5544746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07549-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Moderate alcohol consumption is generally associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. However, this beneficial effects of alcohol intake remains controversial due to inconsistent results across studies. The analysis was performed using data from the Ansung-Ansan cohort study. We categorized the participants into four groups-based on the baseline (one-point measure; non-drinking, <5 g/day, ≥5, <30 g/day, and ≥30 g/day) and follow-up (consumption pattern; never-drinking, light, moderate, and heavy drinking) measurement. At baseline, ≥30 g/day alcohol consumption increased the risk of incident diabetes (HR: 1.42; 95% CI, 1.10-1.85), but ≥5, <30 g/day alcohol consumption had no effects on the incident diabetes. Meanwhile, when using the alcohol consumption pattern, a heavy-drinking pattern increased the risk of incident diabetes (HR = 1.32, 1.01-1.73), but the light and moderate consumption pattern was associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes (HR: 0.66; 0.50-0.87 and HR: 0.74; 0.57-0.95, respectively). At the end point of follow-up, the insulinogenic index (IGI), but not the insulin sensitivity index (ISI), differed among the groups. Alcohol consumption pattern had a J-shaped association with the incident type 2 diabetes in Korean men. The IGI showed an inverted J-shaped association according to alcohol drinking pattern, but the ISI was not a J-shape.
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- Dae-Yeon Lee
- Center for Biomedical Sciences, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, 28159, Korea
- School of life science and biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, 28159, Korea
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, 28159, Korea
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, 28159, Korea
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- School of life science and biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, 28159, Korea.
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, 28159, Korea.
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Hulman A, Simmons RK, Brunner EJ, Witte DR, Færch K, Vistisen D, Ikehara S, Kivimaki M, Tabák AG. Trajectories of glycaemia, insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in South Asian and white individuals before diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal analysis from the Whitehall II cohort study. Diabetologia 2017; 60:1252-1260. [PMID: 28409212 PMCID: PMC5487604 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4275-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS South Asian individuals have reduced insulin sensitivity and increased risk of type 2 diabetes compared with white individuals. Temporal changes in glycaemic traits during middle age suggest that impaired insulin secretion is a particular feature of diabetes development among South Asians. We therefore aimed to examine ethnic differences in early changes in glucose metabolism prior to incident type 2 diabetes. METHODS In a prospective British occupational cohort, subject to 5 yearly clinical examinations, we examined ethnic differences in trajectories of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2 h post-load plasma glucose (2hPG), fasting serum insulin (FSI), 2 h post-load serum insulin (2hSI), HOMA of insulin sensitivity (HOMA2-S) and secretion (HOMA2-B), and the Gutt insulin sensitivity index (ISI0,120) among 120 South Asian and 867 white participants who developed diabetes during follow-up (1991-2013). We fitted cubic mixed-effects models to longitudinal data with adjustment for a wide range of covariates. RESULTS Compared with white individuals, South Asians had a faster increase in FPG before diagnosis (slope difference 0.22 mmol/l per decade; 95% CI 0.02, 0.42; p = 0.03) and a higher FPG level at diagnosis (0.27 mmol/l; 95% CI 0.06, 0.48; p = 0.01). They also had higher FSI and 2hSI levels before and at diabetes diagnosis. South Asians had a faster decline and lower HOMA2-S (log e -transformed) at diagnosis compared with white individuals (0.33; 95% CI 0.21, 0.46; p < 0.001). HOMA2-B increased in both ethnic groups until 7 years before diagnosis and then declined; the initial increase was faster in white individuals. ISI0,120 declined steeply in both groups before diagnosis; levels were lower among South Asians before and at diagnosis. There were no ethnic differences in 2hPG trajectories. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We observed different trajectories of plasma glucose, insulin sensitivity and secretion prior to diabetes diagnosis in South Asian and white individuals. This might be due to ethnic differences in the natural history of diabetes. South Asian individuals experienced a more rapid decrease in insulin sensitivity and faster increases in FPG compared with white individuals. These findings suggest more marked disturbance in beta cell compensation prior to diabetes diagnosis in South Asian individuals.
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- Adam Hulman
- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Building 1260, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark.
- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Building 1260, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark.
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
- Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Building 1260, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
- First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Unnikrishnan R, Pradeepa R, Joshi SR, Mohan V. Type 2 Diabetes: Demystifying the Global Epidemic. Diabetes 2017; 66:1432-1442. [PMID: 28533294 DOI: 10.2337/db16-0766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has attained the status of a global pandemic, spreading from affluent industrialized nations to the emerging economies of Asia, Latin America, and Africa. There is significant global variation in susceptibility to T2D, with Pacific Islanders, Asian Indians, and Native Americans being considerably more prone to develop the disorder. Although genetic factors may play a part, the rapidity with which diabetes prevalence has risen among these populations reflects the far-ranging and rapid socioeconomic changes to which they have been exposed over the past few decades. Traditionally, obesity and its correlate, insulin resistance, have been considered the major mediators of T2D risk; however, recent evidence shows that early loss of β-cell function plays an important role in the pathogenesis of T2D, especially in nonobese individuals such as South Asians. Knowledge of the modifiable risk factors of T2D is important, as it forms the basis for designing cost-effective preventive and therapeutic strategies to slow the epidemic in populations at increased risk. Lessons learned from randomized prevention trials need to be implemented with appropriate cultural adaptations, accompanied by empowerment of the community, if the diabetes epidemic is to be slowed or halted.
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- Ranjit Unnikrishnan
- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Diabetes and WHO Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control, Chennai, India
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Diabetes and WHO Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control, Chennai, India
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, ICMR Center for Advanced Research on Diabetes and WHO Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control, Chennai, India
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Dhamoon MS, Zhou L, Stamplecoski M, Kapral M, Shah B. Stroke recurrence among South Asians with diabetes in Ontario, Canada. Int J Stroke 2016; 11:890-897. [PMID: 27306364 DOI: 10.1177/1747493016654488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background South Asians have more vascular risk factors, earlier cardiovascular disease onset, and higher stroke mortality than non-South Asians. However, ethnic differences in long-term outcomes post-stroke in diabetics are unclear. Aims We compared cardiovascular outcome risk after first ischemic stroke between South Asian and non-South Asian diabetics. Methods Using population-based health care databases in Ontario, Canada, we selected all patients with diabetes hospitalized with first ischemic stroke between 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2012, and assigned South Asian versus non-South Asian ethnicity using a validated surname algorithm. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis estimated survival functions, and competing risk models estimated hazards of death, stroke, and myocardial infarction. The primary predictor was ethnicity, and models were adjusted for demographics and vascular risk factors. Sensitivity analysis including adjustment for medication use was performed in those aged ≥65 years. Results There were 25,495 diabetics with first ischemic stroke; 840 were South Asian. South Asians were younger, more often male, had lower income, and had shorter Ontario residency compared to non-South Asians. South Asians had higher incidence and cumulative risk of recurrent stroke. In fully adjusted competing risk models, recurrent stroke rate was increased among South Asians compared to non-South Asians (HR 1.17 [95% CI 1.00-1.38]) in the whole cohort and in those aged ≥65 years, both with adjustment for medication use (HR 1.23 [1.01-1.50]) and without (1.27 [1.04-1.54]). Conclusions In this large population-based study, South Asian diabetic stroke patients had higher recurrent stroke rates compared to non-South Asians, despite a younger age profile. Further research is needed to reduce stroke burden in South Asians.
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- Mandip S Dhamoon
- 1 Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- 2 Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 2 Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada.,3 Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 2 Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada.,3 Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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India is one of the epicentres of the global diabetes mellitus pandemic. Rapid socioeconomic development and demographic changes, along with increased susceptibility for Indian individuals, have led to the explosive increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in India over the past four decades. Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Asian Indian people is characterized by a young age of onset and occurrence at low levels of BMI. Available data also suggest that the susceptibility of Asian Indian people to the complications of diabetes mellitus differs from that of white populations. Management of this disease in India faces multiple challenges, such as low levels of awareness, paucity of trained medical and paramedical staff and unaffordability of medications and services. Novel interventions using readily available resources and technology promise to revolutionise the care of patients with diabetes mellitus in India. As many of these challenges are common to most developing countries of the world, the lessons learnt from India's experience with diabetes mellitus are likely to be of immense global relevance. In this Review, we discuss the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus and its complications in India and outline the advances made in the country to ensure adequate care. We make specific references to novel, cost-effective interventions, which might be of relevance to other low-income and middle-income countries of the world.
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- Ranjit Unnikrishnan
- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation &Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control, IDF Centre of Education, No. 6 Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation &Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control, IDF Centre of Education, No. 6 Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India
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- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation &Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control, IDF Centre of Education, No. 6 Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India
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Diabetes is among the biggest of the 21st-century global health challenges. In the U.S. and other high-income countries, thanks to investments in science, dedication to implementing these findings, and measurement of quality of care, there have been improvements in diabetes management and declines in rate of diabetes complications and mortality. This good news, however, is overshadowed by the ever-increasing absolute numbers of people with diabetes and its complications and the unprecedented growth of diabetes in low- and middle-income countries of the world. To comprehensively win the war against diabetes requires 1) concerted attention to prevention and 2) expansion of global research to better inform population-level policies to curb diabetes but also to better understand individual- and population-level variations in pathophysiology and phenotypes globally so that prevention and treatment can be tailored. For example, preliminary data show that thin people in low- and middle-income countries such as India commonly experience type 2 diabetes. Global studies comparing these thin Asian Indians with other high-risk groups such as Pima Indians, a population with a high mean BMI, suggest that type 2 diabetes may not be a single pathophysiological entity. Pima Indians may represent the well-studied phenotype of poor insulin action (type 2A), whereas Asian Indians represent the grossly understudied phenotype of poor insulin secretion (type 2B). This has major implications for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment and highlights the mismatch between where diabetes burdens occur (i.e., low- and middle-income countries) and where research happens (i.e., high-income countries). Correcting this imbalance will advance our knowledge and arsenal to win the global war against diabetes.
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- K M Venkat Narayan
- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Eastwood SV, Tillin T, Mayet J, Shibata DK, Wright A, Heasman J, Beauchamp N, Forouhi NG, Hughes AD, Chaturvedi N. Ethnic differences in cross-sectional associations between impaired glucose regulation, identified by oral glucose tolerance test or HbA1c values, and cardiovascular disease in a cohort of European and South Asian origin. Diabet Med 2016; 33:340-7. [PMID: 26314829 PMCID: PMC4740925 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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AIMS We contrasted impaired glucose regulation (prediabetes) prevalence, defined according to oral glucose tolerance test or HbA1c values, and studied cross-sectional associations between prediabetes and subclinical/clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a cohort of European and South Asian origin. METHODS For 682 European and 520 South Asian men and women, aged 58-85 years, glycaemic status was determined by oral glucose tolerance test or HbA1c thresholds. Questionnaires, record review, coronary artery calcification scores and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging established clinical plus subclinical coronary heart and cerebrovascular disease. RESULTS Prediabetes was more prevalent in South Asian participants when defined by HbA1c rather than by oral glucose tolerance test criteria. Accounting for age, sex, smoking, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides and waist-hip ratio, prediabetes was associated with coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in European participants, most obviously when defined by HbA1c rather than by oral glucose tolerance test [odds ratios for HbA1c -defined prediabetes 1.60 (95% CI 1.07, 2.39) for coronary heart disease and 1.57 (95% CI 1.00, 2.51) for cerebrovascular disease]. By contrast, non-significant associations were present between oral glucose tolerance test-defined prediabetes only and coronary heart disease [odds ratio 1.41 (95% CI 0.84, 2.36)] and HbA1c -defined prediabetes only and cerebrovascular disease [odds ratio 1.39 (95% CI 0.69, 2.78)] in South Asian participants. Prediabetes defined by HbA1c or oral glucose tolerance test criteria was associated with cardiovascular disease (defined as coronary heart and/or cerebrovascular disease) in Europeans [odds ratio 1.95 (95% CI 1.31, 2.91) for HbA1c prediabetes criteria] but not in South Asian participants [odds ratio 1.00 (95% CI 0.62, 2.66); ethnicity interaction P = 0.04]. CONCLUSIONS Prediabetes appeared to be less associated with cardiovascular disease in the South Asian than in the European group. These findings have implications for screening, and early cardiovascular prevention strategies in South Asian populations.
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- S V Eastwood
- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London
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- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Centre, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Centre, Seattle, WA, USA
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London
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- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London
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Ohn JH, Kwak SH, Cho YM, Lim S, Jang HC, Park KS, Cho NH. 10-year trajectory of β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in the development of type 2 diabetes: a community-based prospective cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2016; 4:27-34. [PMID: 26577716 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(15)00336-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Revised: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relative contributions of β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes are not fully understood. We investigated the longitudinal change in β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in the development of diabetes and the role of genetic variants in deterioration of glucose tolerance. METHODS We followed up 4106 participants with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study with oral glucose tolerance tests every 2 years for 10 years. We estimated pancreatic β-cell function with the 60 min insulinogenic index (IGI60) and insulin sensitivity with the composite (Matsuda) insulin sensitivity index (ISI). We investigated the association of 66 known type 2 diabetes genetic variants with risk of prediabetes or diabetes and impaired β-cell function and insulin sensitivity. FINDINGS During 10 years of follow-up, 1093 (27%) of 4106 participants developed prediabetes and 498 (12%) participants developed diabetes. Compared with participants who remained NGT, those who progressed to diabetes had a lower IGI60 (unadjusted data 5·1 μU/mmol [95% CI 0·5-56·1] vs 7·9 μU/mmol [0·5-113·8]; p<0·0001) and lower ISI (unadjusted data 8·2 [2·6-26·0] vs 10·0 [3·2-31·6]; p<0·0001) at baseline. Participants who had NGT at 10 years showed a decrease in ISI (adjusted data 10·1 [9·9-10·3] vs 7·4 [7·3-7·6]; p<0·0001) but a compensatory increase in IGI60 (adjusted data 6·9 μU/mmol [6·5-7·2] vs 11·7 μU/mmol [11·2-12·1]; p<0·0001) compared with baseline. By contrast, participants who developed diabetes showed a decrease in ISI (adjusted data 8·4 [8·0-8·7] vs 3·0 [2·8-3·2]; p<0·0001) but no significant compensatory increase (p=0·95) in IGI60. A genetic variant near the glucokinase gene (rs4607517) was significantly associated with progression to prediabetes or diabetes (hazard ratio 1·27, 1·16-1·38; p=1·70 × 10(-7)). INTERPRETATION Decreased β-cell function, which might be determined partly by genetic factors, and impaired β-cell compensation for progressive decline in insulin sensitivity are crucial factors in the deterioration of glucose tolerance. FUNDING South Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare.
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- Jung Hun Ohn
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
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Sattar N, Gill JMR. Type 2 diabetes in migrant south Asians: mechanisms, mitigation, and management. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2015; 3:1004-16. [PMID: 26489808 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(15)00326-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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South Asians, particularly when living in high-income countries, are at a substantially elevated risk of type 2 diabetes compared with white Europeans, and typically develop the disease 5-10 years earlier and at a lower BMI. Migrant south Asians seem to be more insulin resistant than white Europeans across the life course and potentially experience β-cell exhaustion at a younger age. Differences in adiposity (high percentage of body fat and high proportion of deep subcutaneous and visceral fat) and skeletal muscle (low percentage of lean mass and low cardiorespiratory fitness) are likely to contribute these factors. No clear evidence is available suggesting genetic factors make a major contribution to the increased risk of diabetes in south Asians, but epigenetic factors might have a role. Irrespective of future mechanistic discoveries, south Asians need to be encouraged and helped-by various culturally appropriate methods--to maintain a high physical activity level and low bodyweight across the life course to prevent diabetes. In clinical terms, cardiovascular risks have attenuated over time in migrant south Asians with diabetes but retinopathy and renal complication risks remain high because of the high levels of glycaemia and rapid glycaemic deterioration noted in this population. We review these aspects and suggest areas for future research.
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- Naveed Sattar
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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