PMID- 28122839 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171023 LR - 20221207 IS - 1935-5548 (Electronic) IS - 0149-5992 (Print) IS - 0149-5992 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Apr TI - Nondiabetic Glucometabolic Status and Progression of Aortic Stiffness: The Whitehall II Study. PG - 599-606 LID - 10.2337/dc16-1773 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Aortic stiffness is an important predictor of future morbidity and mortality. Diabetes is associated with increased aortic stiffness, but the importance of nondiabetic glucometabolic status for accelerated aortic stiffening is unclear. We tested the hypothesis that adverse glucometabolic status is associated with accelerated aortic stiffening in individuals without diabetes, independently of known risk factors for arterial stiffening. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Glucometabolic status and other cardiovascular risk factors were assessed at baseline in 2008-09, and carotid femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) at baseline and follow-up in 2012-13, in 4,386 participants without diabetes of the Whitehall II Study. RESULTS: The mean age of the cohort at cfPWV baseline was 60 years, and 74% were male. cfPWV increased from (mean +/- SE) 8.30 +/- 0.03 to 8.98 +/- 0.04 m/s during 4 years of follow-up. At baseline, cfPWV was associated with fasting and 2-h postload glucose, HbA(1c), and HOMA-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). HbA(1c) and HOMA-IR were associated with progression of cfPWV after adjusting for physiological confounders and cardiovascular risk factors. A 1 SD higher HbA(1c) and HOMA-IR were associated with greater increases in cfPWV (0.11 m/s per 5 years [95% CI 0.04, 0.18], P = 0.003 and 0.09 m/s per 5 years [0.01, 0.17], P = 0.03, respectively). Additional adjustment for BMI weakened the association with HOMA-IR but not with HbA(1c). CONCLUSIONS: HbA(1c) is independently associated with accelerated progression of aortic stiffness in individuals without diabetes. These findings suggest that long-term glucometabolic status, even in individuals without diabetes, could be an important target for preventative strategies against vascular aging. CI - (c) 2017 by the American Diabetes Association. FAU - McEniery, Carmel M AU - McEniery CM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3636-0705 AD - Division of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. cmm41@cam.ac.uk. FAU - Wilkinson, Ian B AU - Wilkinson IB AD - Division of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. FAU - Johansen, Nanna B AU - Johansen NB AD - Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark. AD - Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark. FAU - Witte, Daniel R AU - Witte DR AD - Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark. AD - Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. FAU - Singh-Manoux, Archana AU - Singh-Manoux A AD - Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, U.K. FAU - Kivimaki, Mika AU - Kivimaki M AD - Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, U.K. FAU - Tabak, Adam G AU - Tabak AG AD - Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, U.K. AD - 1st Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Brunner, Eric J AU - Brunner EJ AD - Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, U.K. FAU - Shipley, Martin J AU - Shipley MJ AD - Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, U.K. LA - eng GR - MR/K013351/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - RG/16/11/32334/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom GR - R01 HL036310/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - FS/12/8/29377/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom GR - R01 AG034454/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - RG/13/2/30098/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom GR - PG/11/63/29011/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom GR - R01 AG013196/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Observational Study DEP - 20170125 PL - United States TA - Diabetes Care JT - Diabetes care JID - 7805975 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Glycated Hemoglobin A) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/*blood/etiology MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Diabetes Mellitus MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Glycated Hemoglobin/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - Male MH - Metabolic Diseases/*blood/complications/diagnosis MH - Middle Aged MH - Prospective Studies MH - Pulse Wave Analysis MH - Risk Factors MH - *Vascular Stiffness PMC - PMC5360278 MID - EMS71469 EDAT- 2017/01/27 06:00 MHDA- 2017/10/24 06:00 PMCR- 2018/04/01 CRDT- 2017/01/27 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/01/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/10/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - dc16-1773 [pii] AID - 1773 [pii] AID - 10.2337/dc16-1773 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes Care. 2017 Apr;40(4):599-606. doi: 10.2337/dc16-1773. Epub 2017 Jan 25.