PMID- 32078369 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200713 LR - 20221207 IS - 1524-4636 (Electronic) IS - 1079-5642 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Apr TI - Total White Blood Cell Count Mediated the Association Between Increased Arterial Stiffness and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Adults. PG - 1009-1015 LID - 10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313880 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is known to be related to increased arterial stiffness. However, little is known about the risk of T2DM due to accelerated arterial stiffness and the underlying mechanism involved. We aimed to examine arterial stiffness, as determined by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), in relation to T2DM among a community-based population and whether the association was mediated by white blood cell (WBC) counts. Approach and results: A total of 1036 Chinese adults aged 64.3 years with complete data were qualified in the present study. The dose-response association between baPWV levels, WBC counts, and risk of T2DM were explored using generalized linear models or multivariate logistic regression models. A mediation analysis was conducted to investigate the role of WBC counts on the association between baPWV and T2DM. After multivariate adjustments, we observed a dose-responsive relationship between increased baPWV and elevated risk of T2DM: comparing extreme tertiles of baPWV, the adjusted odds ratio for T2DM risk was 2.29 (95% CI, 1.32-3.98; P for trend =0.005). In addition, significant dose-dependent relationships were found across baPWV tertiles with increasing total or differential WBC counts, which in turn, were positively related to higher risk of T2DM (all P for trend <0.05). Mediation analyses indicated that total WBC count mediated 4.5% of the association between increased baPWV and elevated T2DM risk. CONCLUSIONS: Increased arterial stiffness might increase T2DM risk among middle-aged and older Chinese adults, which was partially mediated by total WBC count. FAU - Liu, Yongming AU - Liu Y AD - From the Department of Neurology, Hubei No.3 People's hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, China (Y.L.). FAU - Lai, Xuefeng AU - Lai X AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Guo, Wenting AU - Guo W AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Ma, Lin AU - Ma L AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Li, Wenze AU - Li W AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Fang, Qin AU - Fang Q AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Yang, Huihua AU - Yang H AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Cai, Yunyao AU - Cai Y AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Liu, Miao AU - Liu M AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Zhang, Xiaomin AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). FAU - Yang, Liangle AU - Yang L AD - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.L., W.G., L.M., W.L., Q.F., H.Y., Y.C., M.L., X.Z., L.Y.). LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200206 PL - United States TA - Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol JT - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology JID - 9505803 SB - IM MH - Ankle Brachial Index MH - Asian People MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/ethnology/*physiopathology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - *Leukocyte Count MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Obesity/physiopathology MH - Pulse Wave Analysis MH - Risk Factors MH - *Vascular Stiffness OTO - NOTNLM OT - arterial stiffness OT - diabetes mellitus OT - white blood cell counts EDAT- 2020/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/14 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/21 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313880 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 Apr;40(4):1009-1015. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313880. Epub 2020 Feb 6.