Weijie Zhai, Guimei Zhang, Chunxiao Wei, Meng Zhao, Li Sun
{"title":"The obesity paradox in cognitive decline: Impact of BMI dynamics and APOE genotypes across various cognitive status.","authors":"Weijie Zhai, Guimei Zhang, Chunxiao Wei, Meng Zhao, Li Sun","doi":"10.1111/dom.16433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16433","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and its changes in relation to cognitive decline across different cognitive status, while also examining the role of the APOE genotype in these associations.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 23 255 individuals from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) were analysed using multivariable logistic and Cox regression to assess BMI and its variability in relation to cognitive decline. Subgroup analyses were conducted to explore how APOE genotype interacts with BMI and cognitive decline.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to individuals with normal cognition and normal BMI, being underweight was associated with a higher risk of developing MCI (HR 3.065, 95% CI: [1.156-8.126]) and dementia (HR 4.057, 95% CI: [1.433-11.483]). Over the 4.07-year follow-up, 9171 individuals experienced cognitive decline. Longitudinal analysis revealed that being overweight or obese was linked to a lower risk of cognitive decline across different cognitive status, including impaired not MCI, MCI and dementia, but had no effect on those with normal cognition. Additionally, compared to stable BMI, the hazard ratios (95% CI) for developing dementia were 2.336 (2.128-2.565) and 2.338 (2.119-2.581) for annual BMI gain or loss greater than 5%. However, different APOE genotypes may influence the effect of BMI and BMI variability on cognitive decline.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This research supports the 'obesity paradox' and highlights the critical role of APOE in modulating BMI's influence on cognitive health.</p>","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Sérgio Neves, Ana Rita Leite, Mafalda Marcelino, Miguel Melo, Paula Freitas, Célia Ramalho, Eduardo Calçada
{"title":"Trends in antidiabetic drug use in Portugal: 8 years real-world data from a nationwide retrospective observational study (2017-2024) (TREND-8 study).","authors":"João Sérgio Neves, Ana Rita Leite, Mafalda Marcelino, Miguel Melo, Paula Freitas, Célia Ramalho, Eduardo Calçada","doi":"10.1111/dom.16429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16429","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143956451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kajal Panchal, Claire A Lawson, Sharmin Shabnam, Kamlesh Khunti, Francesco Zaccardi
{"title":"Mortality risk following ischaemic and non-ischaemic heart failure in people with type 2 diabetes: Observational study in England, 2000-2021.","authors":"Kajal Panchal, Claire A Lawson, Sharmin Shabnam, Kamlesh Khunti, Francesco Zaccardi","doi":"10.1111/dom.16413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16413","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate the association between type 2 diabetes and all-cause mortality in people with ischaemic and non-ischaemic heart failure (HF).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink primary care data, linked to hospital and mortality records, we identified newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes between 2000 and 2021 and matched to up to four people without diabetes by sex, year of birth and general practice. We defined incident HF events as ischaemic if they followed an ischaemic heart disease event; otherwise, as non-ischaemic. We calculated sex-specific incidence rates and hazard ratios (HRs, adjusted for sociodemographic and clinical confounders) for all-cause mortality following HF diagnosis, comparing people with type 2 diabetes to those without diabetes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 73 344 people with HF (18 296 [24.9%] with ischaemic HF), 9584 and 31 800 deaths occurred in those with ischaemic and non-ischaemic HF, respectively. Age-standardised mortality rates following ischaemic HF were higher in people with type 2 diabetes (19.2 [95% CI: 18.1-20.3] and 20.4 [19.5-21.4] per 100 person-years in women and men, respectively) compared to those without diabetes (15.1 [14.4-15.8] and 16.5 [15.9-17.1], respectively). Corresponding rates in those with non-ischaemic HF were: 19.5 (19.0-20.1), 22.0 (21.4-22.6), 16.6 (16.2-17.0) and 19.4 (18.9-19.8). The HR for mortality was similar among HF types and between men and women: for ischaemic HF, 1.26 (1.17-1.36) in women and 1.23 (1.15-1.31) in men; for non-ischaemic HF, 1.24 (1.19-1.29) and 1.20 (1.15-1.25), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings indicate broadly similar mortality rates in people with ischaemic and non-ischaemic HF, with higher rates in people with type 2 diabetes compared to those without diabetes in both women and men.</p>","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Cheraghi, Tofigh Mobaderi, Azadeh Mottaghi, Fatemeh Movahedi Motlagh, Sara Taghizadeh, Maryam Eghbali
{"title":"Genetic variants in the MC4R gene and risk of obesity/overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Sara Cheraghi, Tofigh Mobaderi, Azadeh Mottaghi, Fatemeh Movahedi Motlagh, Sara Taghizadeh, Maryam Eghbali","doi":"10.1111/dom.16425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Obesity is a significant health issue worldwide, progressing due to genetic factors and lifestyle. Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene polymorphisms have been identified as a cause of overweight and obesity risk. The aim of this study was a comprehensive assessment of MC4R polymorphism effects on overweight/obesity risk.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All retrieved literature from PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus according to PRISMA guidelines up to June 2022 was reviewed. Inclusion criteria are restricted to English-language, human case-control/cohort studies with genotype distributions of MC4R polymorphisms and their association with obesity and overweight in any geographic regions and age. The heterogeneity using the I-squared statistic (I<sup>2</sup>), the Q-test and Prediction Interval (PI) and publication bias using Begg's and Egger's tests were examined, and the pooled odds ratios in different genetic models were estimated using a random effect model. Subgroup analysis was performed by the geographic regions and age groups. Risk of bias for individual studies was not assessed. The review is limited by restricted racial diversity and exclusion of environmental factors, incomplete data and limited access to certain articles. This work received no specific funding, and the review was not prospectively registered.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In our study, 39 eligible studies with 43 697 overweight and obese cases and 52 272 normal weights were included. In mixed-age populations, rs17700633, rs17782313, rs11872992, rs12970134, rs2229616 and rs571312 were evaluated. The remarkable association was seen by rs17782313 and rs12970134 in the Homozygous model (OR = 1.73; 95% CI: 1.51, 1.98 and 1.74; 95% CI: 1.29; 2.35, respectively). In addition, rs17782313 and rs12970134 were found to be more strongly linked to overweight and obesity in Asian and European population groups, as determined by a subgroup analysis of the geographic regions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study confirms the high association of rs17782313 and rs12970134 with obesity and overweight in all age groups and geographic regions. However, further functional studies and high-population research on other MC4R SNPs must validate their role.</p>","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fotagliptin add-on therapy to metformin in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes: A randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.","authors":"Nan Yu, Wenjie Xu, Xiaohui Guo, Mingtong Xu, Wei Zhang, Chaoli Yan, Shuguang Pang, Xiuhai Shu, Wei Zhang, Weixia Peng, Yawei Zhang, Gaixian Li, Xin Zhang, Dongmei Zhou","doi":"10.1111/dom.16427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Fotagliptin is a novel dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor for glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This trial aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of fotagliptin add-on to metformin in patients with T2D.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this phase 3 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, patients with T2D who had inadequate glycaemic control using metformin alone were randomly allocated to fotagliptin or placebo at a 2:1 ratio for 24-week double-blind treatment period, followed by an open-label treatment with fotagliptin for all patients, making up a total of 52 weeks. All eligible patients were treated with a stable dose of metformin (≥1500 mg per day). The primary endpoint was the change in HbA1c level from baseline to week 24. Safety was assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of the study drug.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After 24 weeks, LS mean change of HbA1c from baseline was -0.81% with fotagliptin versus -0.28% with placebo. Estimated treatment difference for fotagliptin versus placebo of HbA1c was -0.53% (95% confidence interval [CI] -0.68% to -0.39%; p < 0.001). Significantly more patients on fotagliptin than on placebo achieved HbA1c < 7.0% after 24 weeks (38.7% vs. 16.9%; p < 0.001). The incidence of adverse events was similar between the two groups. No severe hypoglycaemia events were reported in patients treated with fotagliptin and metformin combined therapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with T2D who experienced inadequate glycaemic control with metformin, fotagliptin achieved a superior and clinically meaningful improvement in glycaemic control compared with placebo.</p>","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143951666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to Dr. Field on 'The BIG D-FOOT randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial of bio-absorbable antibiotic delivery in calcium sulphate granules for the treatment of diabetic foot osteomyelitis'.","authors":"Matteo Monami, Edoardo Mannucci","doi":"10.1111/dom.16428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16428","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143957193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The BIG D-FOOT randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial of bio-absorbable antibiotic delivery in calcium sulphate granules for the treatment of diabetic foot osteomyelitis.","authors":"Benjamin C T Field","doi":"10.1111/dom.16423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16423","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social disadvantage and technology use among adults with type 1 diabetes in Quebec: A cross-sectional study using data from the Canadian T1D (BETTER) Registry.","authors":"Parisa Khodabandehloo, Patience Fakembe, Joyeuse Senga, Rayzel Shulman, Lorraine L Lipscombe, Holly O Witteman, Ananya Banerjee, Justin Presseau, Meranda Nakhla, Maman Joyce Dogba, Leif Erik Lovblom, Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, Anne-Sophie Brazeau, Adhiyat Najam, Wajeeha Cheema, Christine MacGibbon, Alanna Weisman","doi":"10.1111/dom.16426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>We evaluated associations between social disadvantage and insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use among adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Quebec, Canada, where public funding is available for CGM but not for insulin pumps.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using self-reported survey data collected from April 2019 to October 2023. Primary exposures were social disadvantage indicators (Race, income, education, employment, insurance, immigration, rural/urban location). Primary outcomes were insulin pump and CGM use. Logistic regression was used to assess associations between social disadvantage indicators and the odds of insulin pump and CGM use.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 2380 adults with T1D, 37.4% used insulin pumps and 82.5% used CGM. Insulin pump use was lower among those with income <$80 000 (odds ratio [OR] 0.64 [95% confidence interval 0.50-0.82]), no post-secondary education (OR 0.62 [0.46-0.85]), non-White Race (OR 0.47 [0.30-0.73]) and public insurance (OR 0.47 [0.35-0.62]). CGM use was lower only among those with income <$80 000 (OR 0.61 [0.45-0.83]) and public insurance (OR 0.61 [0.45-0.83]). Odds of insulin pump and CGM use were successively lower with an increasing number of social disadvantage indicators. Insulin pump and CGM use were both associated with lower HbA1c but not severe hypoglycaemia or diabetes hospitalisation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Social disadvantage is associated with lower uptake of insulin pumps and CGM among Quebec adults with T1D, though public funding partially mitigates disparities in CGM use. Given the benefits and increasing recommendations for automated insulin delivery, strategies to increase the uptake of diabetes technologies among socially disadvantaged individuals are required.</p><p><strong>Plain language summary: </strong>Social disadvantage is linked to lower use of insulin pumps and CGM in adults with T1D in Quebec. Public funding narrows CGM disparities, but broader equity strategies are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frank Snoek, Gagik Galstyan, Niaz Khan, Amir Tirosh, Jothydev Kesavadev, Hernando Vargas-Uricoechea, Houssem Baghous, Maria Aileen Mabunay, Natasa Grulovic, Valerie Corp Dit Genti, Jerome Msihid, Stewart Harris
{"title":"Clinically meaningful improvements in treatment satisfaction in insulin-naïve people with type 2 diabetes post initiation of insulin glargine 300 U/mL: A post hoc analysis of real-world ATOS study.","authors":"Frank Snoek, Gagik Galstyan, Niaz Khan, Amir Tirosh, Jothydev Kesavadev, Hernando Vargas-Uricoechea, Houssem Baghous, Maria Aileen Mabunay, Natasa Grulovic, Valerie Corp Dit Genti, Jerome Msihid, Stewart Harris","doi":"10.1111/dom.16415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16415","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143951545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}