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HbA1c as a risk factor for heart failure in persons with diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

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Pazin-Filho, A., Kottgen, A., Bertoni, A. G., Russell, S. D., Selvin, E., Rosamond, W. D., Coresh, J.·2008·Diabetologia

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Aims/hypothesis Heart failure (HF) incidence in diabetes in both the presence and absence of CHD is rising. Prospective population-based studies can help describe the relationship between HbA(1c), a measure of glycaemia control, and HF risk.Methods We studied the incidence of HF hospitalisation or death among 1,827 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study with diabetes and no evidence of HF at baseline. Cox proportional hazard models included age, sex, race, education, health insurance status, alcohol consumption, BMI and WHR, and major CHD risk factors (BP level and medications, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol levels, and smoking).Results In this population of persons with diabetes, crude HF incidence rates per 1,000 person-years were lower in the absence of CHD (incidence rate 15.5 for CHD-negative vs 56.4 for CHD-positive, p<0.001). The adjusted HR of HF for each 1% higher HbA(1c) was 1.17 (95% CI 1.11-1.25) for the non-CHD group and 1.20 (95% CI 1.04-1.40) for the CHD group. When the analysis was limited to HF cases which occurred in the absence of prevalent or incident CHD (during follow-up) the adjusted HR remained 1.20 (95% CI 1.11-1.29).Conclusions/interpretations These data suggest HbA(1c) is an independent risk factor for incident HF in persons with diabetes with and without CHD. Long-term clinical trials of tight glycaemic control should quantify the impact of different treatment regimens on HF risk reduction.

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Authors
Pazin-Filho, A., Kottgen, A., Bertoni, A. G., Russell, S. D., Selvin, E., Rosamond, W. D., & Coresh, J.
Affiliations
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Coresh, J.
Venue
Diabetologia
Published
2008-10-01
Volume
51
Issue
12
Pages
2197-2204
ISSN
  • 0012-186X (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0428
OpenAlex
W2023547464
Cited by
92
References
31
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FWCI
3.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Diabetologia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scientific Electronic Library Online (São Paulo Research Foundation, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hc55021-47-0-1, n01hc55020-39-0-0, n01hc55016-37-0-0, n01hc055022-024, n01hc55019-35-0-1, n01hc55018-38-0-1, N01-HC55020, N01-HC-55021, N01-HC-55019, N01-HC-55022, N01-HC55016, N01-HC55018, N01-HC-55015, n01hc55015-48-0-1)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (N01-HC55022, N01 HC055016, N01-HC-55018, N01 HC 55020, N01 HC 55019, N01 HC055020, N01 HC055018, ­N01-HC55016, N01 HC055022, N01 HC055019, N01‐HC‐55015, N01-HC55021, N01 HC055021, N01 HC055015)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K01DK076595)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
HbA1c, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, glycemic control, heart failure risk factors, heart failure hospitalization, heart failure mortality, tight glycemic control
MeSH terms
Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Survival Rate, Diabetes Complications, Atherosclerosis

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