{"title":"Risk variables of heart failure among patients in China: grey relational approach based multi-dimensional assessment study.","authors":"Xue Wang, Chao Deng, Xiantong Cao, Heng Gao","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01445-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01445-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Understanding the potential risk factors of heart diseases is key to effectively managing cardiac diseases. The present study quantifies the association of identified risk factors. In addition, the study has compared the association of mortality with hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, and uncontrolled hyperlipidemia using Grey Relational Approach (GRA) for stroke, lung diseases, smoking, stress, obesity, and lack of exercise.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Data on risk factors of heart failure were collected from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study (2001-2017). From the GBD database, variables have selected the top leading risk factors responsible for mortality from cardiac diseases. Data on risk factors was analyzed using the GRA procedure (utilizing Grey [8.0] software). In the GRA method, the correlation was categorized into three components: GRA - Deng (assesses the effect of one variable specified by data on the other variables), GRA- absolute (assesses the association between variables measured), and GRA-SS (assessed the overall association between the variables measured). Stroke, lung diseases, smoking, stress, obesity, and lack of exercise were taken as dependent variables and their impact was assessed. Hypertension (high grade) uncontrolled diabetes, and uncontrolled hyperlipidemia were considered as independent variables. The relationship between dependent and independent variables was assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall correlational analysis showed that type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is the risk factor that has a strong relationship with causing heart failure and thereby increases morbidity and mortality among Chinese patients. After T2DM, the second highest risk factor associated was severe dyslipidemia which is responsible for causing heart failure. High-grade hypertension is one-third most common risk factor in causing heart failure. GRA - Deng analysis showed that T2DM is the top risk factor associated with heart failure, followed by high-grade hypertension and severe dyslipidemia (uncontrolled). GRA-absolute analysis showed that severe dyslipidemia is the top risk factor associated with heart failure, followed by high-grade hypertension and T2DM (uncontrolled). GRA-SS analysis showed that high-grade hypertension is the top risk factor associated with heart failure, followed by severe dyslipidemia and T2DM (uncontrolled).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study reported that T2DM, severe dyslipidemia, and high-grade hypertension as strongly correlated with the development of heart failure after considering other several key risk factors (stroke, lung diseases, smoking, stress, obesity, and lack of exercise).</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>IV.</p><p><strong>Technical efficacy: </strong>Stage 5.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11342689/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142035516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vildagliptin promotes diabetic foot ulcer healing through autophagy modulation.","authors":"Erik Biros, Venkat Vangaveti, Usman Malabu","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01444-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01444-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of Vildagliptin on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The research compared patients who received 12 weeks of Vildagliptin treatment to those who did not. Various molecular markers associated with wound healing were measured. Wound fluid samples were collected from DFUs using a filter paper absorption technique, and total RNA was extracted for quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). The results showed that the autophagy marker NUP62 was significantly downregulated in the Vildagliptin group at week 12 compared to baseline (median expression 0.57 vs. 1.28; P = 0.0234). No significant change was observed in the placebo group (median expression 1.61 vs. 1.48; P = 0.9102). Both groups showed substantial downregulation of RIPK3, a necroptosis marker, at week 12 compared to their respective baselines. In addition to its effects on blood sugar levels, Vildagliptin may promote DFU healing by reducing autophagy in patients with diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11340129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142035517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Causal relationship between gut microbiota and diabetic complications: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.","authors":"Jinya Liu, Yuanyuan Chen, Cheng Peng","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01424-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01424-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Imbalances in gut microbiota (GM) have been proposed as a potential contributing factor to diabetic complications; however, the causal relationship remains incompletely understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Summary statistics were obtained from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of 196 gut microbial taxa, including 9 phyla, 16 classes, 20 orders, 32 families, and 119 genera. These data were then analyzed using mediation Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to explore the potential mediating effect of diabetes complications risk factors on the relationship between gut microbiota and specific diabetic complications such as diabetic kidney disease (DKD), ketoacidosis, and diabetic retinopathy (DR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In our Mendelian analysis, we observed negative associations between Bifidobacterial order and Actinomycete phylum with DKD in type 1 diabetes (T1D) as well as early DKD in T1D. Conversely, these taxa showed positive associations with ketoacidosis in type 2 diabetes (T2D). In reverse Mendelian analysis, we found that DR in both T1D and T2D as well as ketoacidosis in T2D affected the abundance of Eubacterium fissicaten genus and LachnospiraceaeUCG010 family within the gut microbiota.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings provide compelling evidence for causal relationships between specific GM taxa and various diabetes complications. These insights contribute valuable knowledge for developing treatments targeting diabetes-related complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11334315/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142008467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angelica Giuliani, Deborah Ramini, Matilde Sbriscia, Paolina Crocco, Luca Tiano, Maria Rita Rippo, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Giuseppina Rose, Maria De Luca, Fabiola Olivieri, Jacopo Sabbatinelli
{"title":"Syndecan 4 is a marker of endothelial inflammation in pathological aging and predicts long-term cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes.","authors":"Angelica Giuliani, Deborah Ramini, Matilde Sbriscia, Paolina Crocco, Luca Tiano, Maria Rita Rippo, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Giuseppina Rose, Maria De Luca, Fabiola Olivieri, Jacopo Sabbatinelli","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01431-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01431-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Endothelial cellular senescence is emerging as a key mechanism of age-related vascular dysfunction. Disruption of the endothelium glycocalyx and shedding of the syndecan (SDC) ectodomains have been associated with several age-related diseases. Although SDC4 is highly expressed in endothelial cells, its levels and shedding in senescent endothelial cells and vascular endothelial dysfunction associated with aging are still unknown.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To assess whether SDC4 expression was affected by inflammatory conditions, we evaluated its levels in young human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) treated with TNF-α at a concentration of 50 ng/mL for 24 h and in cells undergoing replicative senescence. Plasma levels of SDC4 were evaluated in two previously recruited cohorts of (i) subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D, n = 110) followed for a median of 16.8 years and age- and gender-matched healthy subjects (n = 100), and (ii) middle-aged subjects with mild-to-moderate dyslipidemia. Binomial logistic regression was used to assess whether SDC4 levels could be prognostic for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the in vitro study, we showed that HUVECs, when exposed to TNF-α or undergoing replicative senescence, exhibited elevated expression levels of SDC4 and matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9), as well as increased shedding of SDC4 into the extracellular microenvironment, in comparison to actively proliferating young HUVECs. Analysis of human samples revealed that patients with T2D without complications exhibited higher SDC4 levels compared to healthy controls and those with T2D vascular complications. In particular, patients with a history of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) had lower SDC4 levels. The longitudinal evaluation revealed that higher SDC4 levels predict the onset of new MACE during a 16.8-year follow-up. In the second cohort, no significant association was observed between SDC4 and endothelial dysfunction, assessed by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) or nitric oxide metabolites. SDC4 levels correlated positively with C-reactive protein (CRP) in both cohorts and with PAI-1 in the cohort of patients with T2D.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, we conclude that the shedding of SDC4 from endothelial cells increases under acute (TNF-α treatment) and chronic (senescence) inflammatory conditions and that increased circulating SDC4 levels are associated with systemic inflammation in pathological aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11334569/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142008416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The correlation between mitochondrial derived peptide (MDP) and metabolic states: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Qian Zhou, Shao Yin, Xingxing Lei, Yuting Tian, Dajun Lin, Li Wang, Qiu Chen","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01405-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01405-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>MOTS-c is known as mitochondrial open reading frame (ORF) of the twelve S c, produced by a small ORF-encoded peptides (SEPs) in mitochondrial 12S rRNA region. There is growing evidence that MOTS-c has a strong relationship with the expression of inflammation- and metabolism-associated genes and metabolic homeostasis, and even offering some protection against insulin resistance (IR). However, studies have reported inconsistent correlations between different population characteristics and MOTS-c levels. This meta-analysis aims to elucidate MOTS-c levels in physiological and pathological states, and its correlation with metabolic features in various physiological states.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize the evidence of changes in blood MOTS-c concentration, and any association between MOTS-c and population characteristic. The Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, WANGFANG and VIP databases were searched from inception to April 2023. The statistical analysis was summarized using the standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (95% CIs). Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze the correlation and generate forest plots through a random-effects model. Additional analyses as sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to identify the origins of heterogeneity. Publication bias was retrieved by means of a funnel-plot analysis and Egger's test. All related statistical analyses were performed using Revman 5.3 and Stata 15 statistical software.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>There are 6 case-control studies and 1 cross-sectional study (11 groups) including 602 participants in our current meta-analysis. Overall analysis results showed plasma MOTS-c concentration in diabetes and obesity patients was significantly reduced (SMD = - 0.37; 95% CI- 0.53 to - 0.20; P < 0.05). After subgroup analysis, the present analysis has yielded opposite results for MOTS-c changes in obesity (SMD = 0.51; 95% CI 0.21 to 0.81; P < 0.05) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (SMD = - 0.89; 95% CI - 1.12 to - 0.65; P < 0.05) individuals. Moreover, the correlation analysis was performed to identify that MOTS-c levels were significantly positively correlated with TC (r = 0.29, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.38) and LDL-c (r = 0.30, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.39). The subgroup analysis results showed that MOTS-c decreased significantly in patients with diabetes (SMD = - 0.89; 95% CI- 1.12 to - 0.65; P < 0.05). In contrast, the analysis result for obesity persons (BMI > 28 kg/ m<sup>2</sup>) was statistically significant after overweight people (BMI = 24-28 kg/ m<sup>2</sup>) were excluded (SMD = 0.51; 95% CI 0.21 to 0.81; P < 0.05), which is completely different from that of diabetes. Publication bias was insignificant (Egger's test: P = 0.722).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Circulating MOTS-c level was significantly reduced in diabetic individuals but was increased significant","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11331736/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142003819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The prognostic value of triglyceride-glucose index to adverse renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from the cohort study of ACCORD.","authors":"Pan Yu, Jiaxi Pu, Qiongjing Yuan, Ling Huang, Lijian Tao, Zhangzhe Peng","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01439-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01439-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a new and good biomarker of insulin resistance (IR). The prognostic utility of the TyG index for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains uncertain. Our study seeks to elucidate the connection between the TyG index and adverse renal outcomes within a T2DM population, while also examining if these relationships are influenced by subgroup variations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial, involving 10,196 T2DM participants, to assess the link between triglyceride-glucose levels and adverse renal outcomes. This evaluation included Restricted Cubic Spline (RCS) analysis, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and Multivariate Cox proportional regression. Additionally, we examined the interaction between subgroups concerning adverse renal outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During a 7-year follow-up, 5824 patients (57.1%) experienced worsening renal function, 2309 patients (23.2%) developed albuminuria, and 280 patients (2.7%) advanced to renal failure. After adjusting for a range of confounding variables, triglyceride-glucose levels were significantly linked to both worsening renal function (p < 0.001) and the onset of albuminuria (p = 0.020). Nonetheless, no significant association was observed between triglyceride-glucose levels and renal failure (p = 0.247). Furthermore, there was no significant subgroups interaction to the associations between TyG levels and adverse renal outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study underscores the significant relationship between the triglyceride-glucose index and the risk of adverse renal outcomes in patients with T2DM. The TyG index, as a readily calculable measure, offers clinicians a valuable tool for anticipating the risk of adverse renal outcomes in this patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11331609/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142003820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness, safety, and preference of transdermal insulin compared to subcutaneous insulin in the treatment of diabetes patients: a systematic review of clinical trials.","authors":"Liknaw Workie Limenh, Nigus Kassie Worku, Mihret Melese, Dereje Esubalew, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Mickiale Hailu, Alemwork Abie, Molla Getie Mehari, Tenagnework Eseyneh Dagnaw, Amare Mebrat Delie","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01442-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01442-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Several studies were performed on transdermal (TD) insulin delivery in vitro and in vivo, and recently, the study groups included a clinical trial in humans. Therefore, this systematic review was conducted to get summary information about the effectiveness, safety, and preferability of TD insulin in comparison with subcutaneous insulin delivery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a thorough search to find studies in the databases Cochrane Library, MEDLINE via PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, EMBASE, Scopus, Hinari, Medlib, and Magiran until January 2024. We included 18 randomized clinical trials.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Although there are various types of TD delivery methods, the TD insulin delivery methods that have undergone clinical trials are the TD patch, micro needle TD insulin delivery, and TD insulin jet injector. Eighteen studies were conducted on TD insulin delivery, which showed either superior or comparable effectiveness, safety, and preferability of TD insulin in comparison with SC insulin. About eleven out of eighteen studies (61.1%) showed more effective blood glucose control than SC delivery, and the remaining seven studies showed comparable effectiveness with SC delivery. Eleven studies (61.1%) showed equal tolerability of TD insulin versus SC insulin, and seven studies (38.9%) showed more tolerability of TD insulin over SC insulin. In most studies, eleven out of eighteen (61.1%) showed a higher preference for TD insulin delivery over traditional SC delivery; sixth out of eighteen (33.3%) showed equal preferability for TD insulin versus SC insulin; and only one study (5.6%) showed that TD insulin delivery was less preferable than SC insulin.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The review revealed that clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of TD insulin delivery methods such as TD patches, MN-based insulin delivery, and insulin jet injectors compared to traditional SC routes of administration. The studies showed the superior or comparable effectiveness of TD insulin in controlling blood glucose levels. Additionally, TD insulin delivery was found to be equally or more tolerable than SC insulin delivery in all studies. Overall, the majority of studies favored TD insulin delivery over traditional SC delivery methods, highlighting its potential as a preferred option for insulin administration.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11330025/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141995519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of canagliflozin combined with metformin therapy on reducing cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes patients.","authors":"Xiaoyu Chen, Yimin Shu, Xuebo Lin","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01438-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01438-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the impact and safety of canagliflozin combined with metformin on reducing cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 258 patients with T2DM admitted to our hospital from March 2021 to March 2022 were selected and divided into a control group and an observation group using a random number table. The control group received metformin combined with a placebo, while the observation group received canagliflozin combined with metformin therapy. All patients received drug treatment for 52 weeks. The primary endpoint of the study was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and cardiovascular death. Other study parameters included safety after medication, severe adverse reactions, levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After treatment, HbA1c, FPG, BMI, SBP, and DBP in both groups were lower than before treatment, and those indicators in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The eGFR, HDL-C, and LDL-C levels in both groups were higher than before treatment, with the eGFR in the observation group being higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The incidence of MACE (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, cardiovascular death) in the observation group (5.17%) was significantly lower than that in the control group (12.93%) (HR: 2.16, 95%CI:2.04-2.59, P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the rates of hospitalization for heart failure (3.45% vs. 1.72%), renal adverse events (4.31% vs. 3.45%), non-cardiovascular death (1.72% vs. 0.86%), all-cause mortality (2.59% vs. 0.86%), and severe adverse reactions (12.07% vs. 9.48%) between the two groups (P > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients with T2DM who received the canagliflozin combined with metformin, the mortality rate of cardiovascular causes was significantly reduced. Compared with metformin monotherapy, there is no significant difference in the incidence of serious adverse reactions, and the safety of medication is better, while the blood sugar, blood pressure, and weight of T2DM patients are more actively improved. For T2DM patients with high risk of cardiovascular disease, the combination of canagliflozin and metformin could have a higher benefit in cardiovascular outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11330023/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141995520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yulin Hua, Zaifei Yin, Mingming Li, Hong Sun, Bimin Shi
{"title":"Correction: Correlation between circulating advanced glycation end products and thioredoxin-interacting protein levels and renal fat content in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.","authors":"Yulin Hua, Zaifei Yin, Mingming Li, Hong Sun, Bimin Shi","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01426-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01426-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11330030/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141995518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chinese visceral adipose index is more closely associated with risk of arterial stiffness than traditional obesity indicators: a cohort study.","authors":"Huayu Sun, Yan Tian, Hao Wu, Chenrui Zhu, Liming Lin, Shuohua Chen, Shouling Wu, Yuntao Wu","doi":"10.1186/s13098-024-01436-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13098-024-01436-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) is a new index to evaluate visceral adipose tissue in the Chinese population. Arterial stiffness (AS) is a kind of degeneration of the large arteries, and obesity is an essential contributing factor to AS. Our study aimed to explore the longitudinal association between CVAI and the risk of AS and to compare the predictive power of CVAI, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC) for AS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between 2010 and 2020, a total of 14,877 participants participating in at least two brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) measurements from the Kailuan study were included. The Cox proportional hazard regression models were performed to evaluate the longitudinal association between CVAI and the risk of AS. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was calculated to compare the predictive power of CVAI, BMI, and WC for AS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjusting for potential confounding factors, CVAI was significantly associated with the risk of AS. Compared with the first CVAI quartile, the hazard ratios (HR) and 95% CI of the second, third, and fourth quartiles were 1.30 (1.09-1.56), 1.37 (1.15-1.63), and 1.49 (1.24-1.78), respectively. The area under ROC curve of CVAI was 0.661, significantly higher than BMI (AUC: 0.582) and WC (AUC: 0.606).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CVAI may be a reliable indicator to identify high-risk groups of AS in the Chinese general population, and the predictive power of CVAI for AS was better than BMI and WC.</p>","PeriodicalId":11106,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11323351/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141981968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}