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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), both diagnosed (history of) and undiagnosed (by fasting glucose [FG] only), as well as impaired FG have an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), compared with those with normal FG. Elevations in FG levels, even in normoglycemic subjects (<110 mg/dl), may be significantly related to CHD morbidity and mortality. Improving lipid profiles and blood pressure can decrease both CHD morbidity and mortality in these patients. We evaluated the relation of glucose status to lipid levels, other risk factors, and prevalence of CHD using the 1997 American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria in a representative sample of United States adults studied in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994. Impaired FG, diagnosed DM, and undiagnosed DM were more prevalent in older age groups; those > or =65 years had increased prevalence compared with those <50 years old (rate ratios for IFG, DM-FG, and history of DM were 3.5, 4.8, and 10.8, respectively). Glycosylated hemoglobin levels were increased by glucose status. The frequency of known CHD risk factors also increased with worsening glucose status. Age-adjusted CHD prevalence was increased with impaired FG (rate ratio 1.47), DM-FG (rate ratio 1.56), and history of DM (rate ratio 1.72), compared with normal FG. Adjusting for age and other CHD risk factors, hyperglycemia was no longer significantly associated with CHD prevalence. Lipid values, especially high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertension, and other CHD risk factors were more strongly associated with CHD than glucose status. Thus, patients with impaired FG, DM-FG, and history of DM should be considered at higher risk for CHD morbidity and mortality. However, hyperglycemia, per se, does not explain the excess risk. In addition to glucose, lipid profiles and blood pressure should be periodically monitored and appropriate treatment provided to reduce morbidity and mortality from CHD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
897-902
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Coronary Artery Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Diabetes Complications, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Diabetes Mellitus, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Fasting, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:11053695-United States
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose, atherosclerotic risk factors, and prevalence of coronary heart disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Outcomes Research and Management, Merck & Co, Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA. charles_alexander@merck.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study