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- Title
Serum Adiponectin and Type 2 Diabetes: A 6-Year Follow-Up Cohort Study.
- Authors
Sun Ha Jee; Chul Woo Ahn; Jong Suk Park; Chang Gyu Park; Hyon-Suk Kim; Sang-Hak Lee; Sungha Park; Myoungsook Lee; Chang Beom Lee; Hye Soon Park; Heejin Kimm; Sung Hee Choi; Jidong Sung; Seungjoon Oh; Hyojee Joung; Sung Rae Kim; Ho-Joong Youn; Sun Mi Kim; Hong Soo Lee; Yejin Mok
- Abstract
Background: Studies on factors which may predict the risk of diabetes are scarce. This prospective cohort study was conducted to determine the association between adiponectin and type 2 diabetes among Korean men and women. Methods: A total of 42,845 participants who visited one of seven health examination centers located in Seoul and Gyeonggi province, Republic of Korea between 2004 and 2008 were included in this study. The incidence rates of diabetes were determined through December 2011. To evaluate the effects of adiponectin on type 2 diabetes, the Cox proportional hazard model was used. Results: Of the 40,005 participants, 959 developed type 2 diabetes during a 6-year follow-up. After the adjustment for age, body mass. index (BMI), and waist circumference, the risks for type 2 diabetes in participants with normoglycemia had a 1.70-fold (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.21 to 2.38) increase in men and a 1.83-fold (95% CI, 1.17 to 2.86) increase in women with the lowest tertile of adiponectin when compared to the highest tertile of adiponectin. For participants with impaired fasting glucose (IFG), the risk for type 2 diabetes had a 1.46-fold (95% CI, 1.17 to 1.83) increase in men and a 2.52-fold (95% CI, 1.57 to 4.06) increase in women with the lowest tertile of adiponectin. Except for female participants with normoglycemia, all the risks remained significant after the adjustment for fasting glucose and other confounding variables. Surprisingly, BMI and waist circumference were not predictors of type 2 diabetes in menor women with IFG after adjustment for fasting glucose and other confounders. Conclusion: A strong association between adiponectin and diabetes was observed. The use of adiponectin as a predictor of type 2 diabetes is considered to be useful.
- Subjects
ADIPONECTIN; TYPE 2 diabetes; KOREANS; BODY mass index; WAIST circumference; CONFIDENCE intervals; DISEASES
- Publication
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 4, p252
- ISSN
2233-6079
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4093/dmj.2013.37.4.252