The relationship between {beta}-cell function and glycated hemoglobin : results from the veterans administration genetic epidemiology study

OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to assess the relationship between β-cell function and HbA(1c).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 522 Mexican American subjects participated in this study. Each subject received a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) after a 10- to 12-h overnight fast. Insulin sensitivity was assessed with the Matsuda index. Insulin secretory rate was quantitated from deconvolution of the plasma C-peptide concentration. β-Cell function was assessed with the insulin secretion/insulin resistance (IS/IR) (disposition) index and was related to the level of HbA(1c).

RESULTS: At HbA(1c) levels <5.5%, both the Matsuda index of insulin sensitivity and IS/IR index were constant. However, as the HbA(1c) increased >5.5%, there was a precipitous decrease in both the Matsuda index and the IS/IR index. Subjects with HbA(1c) = 6.0-6.4% had a 44 and 74% decrease in the Matsuda index and the IS/IR index, respectively, compared with subjects with HbA(1c) <5.5% (P < 0.01 for both indices). Subjects with normal glucose tolerance and HbA(1c) <5.7% had β-cell function comparable to that of subjects with normal glucose tolerance with HbA(1c) = 5.7-6.4%. However, subjects with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance had a marked decrease in β-cell function independent of their HbA(1c) level.

CONCLUSIONS: The results of the current study demonstrate that in Mexican Americans, as HbA(1c) increases >6.0%, both insulin sensitivity and β-cell function decrease markedly. Performing an OGTT is pivotal for accurate identification of subjects with impaired β-cell function.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Diabetes care - 34(2011), 4 vom: 23. Apr., Seite 1006-10

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kanat, Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Winnier, Diedre [VerfasserIn]
Norton, Luke [VerfasserIn]
Arar, Nazik [VerfasserIn]
Jenkinson, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Defronzo, Ralph A [VerfasserIn]
Abdul-Ghani, Muhammad A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Glycated Hemoglobin A
Insulin
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.07.2011

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2337/dc10-1352

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM206100523