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The association of hemoglobin a1c with incident heart failure among people without diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

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Matsushita, Kunihiro, Blecker, Saul, Pazin-Filho, Antonio, Bertoni, Alain, Chang, Patricia P., Coresh, Josef, Selvin, Elizabeth·2010·Diabetes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to investigate an association of HbA1c (A1C) with incident heart failure among individuals without diabetes and compare it to fasting glucose. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We studied 11,057 participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study without heart failure or diabetes at baseline and estimated hazard ratios of incident heart failure by categories of A1C (<5.0, 5.0-5.4 [reference], 5.5-5.9, and 6.0-6.4%) and fasting glucose (<90, 90-99 [reference], 100-109, and 110-125 mg/dl) using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: A total of 841 cases of incident heart failure hospitalization or deaths (International Classification of Disease, 9th/10th Revision, 428/I50) occurred during a median follow-up of 14.1 years (incidence rate 5.7 per 1,000 person-years). After the adjustment for covariates including fasting glucose, the hazard ratio of incident heart failure was higher in individuals with A1C 6.0-6.4% (1.40 [95% CI, 1.09-1.79]) and 5.5-6.0% (1.16 [0.98-1.37]) as compared with the reference group. Similar results were observed when adjusting for insulin level or limiting to heart failure cases without preceding coronary events or developed diabetes during follow-up. In contrast, elevated fasting glucose was not associated with heart failure after adjustment for covariates and A1C. Similar findings were observed when the top quartile (A1C, 5.7-6.4%, and fasting glucose, 108-125 mg/dl) was compared with the lowest quartile (<5.2% and <95 mg/dl, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Elevated A1C (> or =5.5-6.0%) was associated with incident heart failure in a middle-aged population without diabetes, suggesting that chronic hyperglycemia prior to the development of diabetes contributes to development of heart failure.

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Authors
Matsushita, K., Blecker, S., Pazin-Filho, A., Bertoni, A., Chang, P. P., Coresh, J., & Selvin, E.
Affiliations
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil;
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Matsushita, Kunihiro
Venue
Diabetes
Published
2010-05-18
Volume
59
Issue
8
Pages
2020-2026
ISSN
  • 0012-1797 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-327X
OpenAlex
W2126483958
Cited by
183
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • 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)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • 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, 5r01dk076770-05, N01-HC55020, N01-HC-55021, N01-HC-55019, N01-HC-55022, N01-HC55016, N01-HC55018, N01-HC-55015, n01hc55015-48-0-1)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (K08HS023683)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (N01-HC55022, N01 HC055016, N01-HC-55018, N01 HC 55020, N01-HC-55015, N01-HC-55016, N01-HC-55018, N01-HC-55019, N01-HC-55020, N01-HC-55021, and N01-HC-55022, N01 HC 55019, N01 HC055020, N01 HC055018, ­N01-HC55016, N01 HC055022, N01 HC055019, N01‐HC‐55015, N01-HC55021, N01 HC055021, N01 HC055015, T32HL007024)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01-DK076770, N01-HC-55016, N01-HC-55018, K01DK076595, N01-HC-55021, N01-HC-55020, N01-HC-55015, N01-HC-55019, N01-HC-55022, R21DK080294)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Keywords
HbA1c, incident heart failure, fasting blood glucose, hyperglycemia, prediabetes, non-diabetic individuals, chronic hyperglycemia, insulin, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
MeSH terms
Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Educational Status, Fasting, Female, Heart Failure, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Insulin, Male, Middle Aged, Reference Values, Risk Factors, United States, Cohort Studies, Proportional Hazards Models, Atherosclerosis

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