Blood lipid levels in relation to glucose status in seven populations of Asian origin without a prior history of diabetes: the DECODA study |
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| Authors: | L. Zhang Q. Qiao J. Tuomilehto N. Hammar E. D. Janus S. Söderberg V. Mohan A. Ramachandran Y. H. Dong T. H. Lam Z. C. Pang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;2. Diabetes Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland;3. Qingdao Endocrinology and Diabetes Hospital and Institute, Qingdao, China;4. Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden;5. AstraZeneca R&D M?lndal, Sweden;6. Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Western Hospital, Footscray, VIC 3011, Australia;7. Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Ume? University Hospital, Ume?, Sweden;8. International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia;9. Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India;10. India Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr A. Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals, Egmore, Chennai, India;11. Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;12. Qingdao Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao, China |
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| Abstract: | Background Dyslipidaemia commonly coexists with diabetes. We investigated the association of lipid profiles with glucose levels in populations of Asian origin without a prior history of diabetes. Methods Cross‐sectional data of 10 374 men and 12 552 women aged 30–74 years from 14 cohorts, representing seven populations of Asian origin were jointly analysed. Multivariable adjusted linear regression analyses with standardized regression coefficients (β) were performed to estimate relationships between lipids and plasma glucose. Results Within each glucose category, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels were correlated with increasing levels of triglycerides (TGs), total cholesterol (TC), TC to high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio and non‐HDL cholesterol (non‐HDL‐C) (p < 0.05 in most of the ethnic groups) and inversely associated with HDL‐C (p < 0.05 in some, but not all, of the populations). The association of lipids with 2‐h plasma glucose (2hPG) followed a similar pattern as that for the FPG, except that an inverse relationship between HDL‐C and glucose was more commonly observed for 2hPG than for FPG among different ethnic groups. Conclusions Hyperglycaemia is associated with adverse lipid profiles in Asians without a prior history of diabetes. The 2hPG appears to be more closely associated with lipid profiles than does FPG. When assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease, the association of the dyslipidaemia with intermediate hyperglycaemia needs to be considered. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | lipid diabetes IFG IGT cardiovascular disease |
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