Diabetes Metab J.  2013 Oct;37(5):365-374. 10.4093/dmj.2013.37.5.365.

Risk Factors for the Progression of Intima-Media Thickness of Carotid Arteries: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

• Chin SO
• Hwang JK
• Rhee SY
• Chon S
• Hwang YC
• Oh S
• Ahn KJ
• Chung HY
• Woo JT
• Kim SW
• Kim YS
• Kang JH
• Jeong IK

• KMID: 1965984
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2013.37.5.365

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries is known to have a positive correlation with the risk of cardiovascular disease. This study was designed to identify risk factors affecting the progression of carotid IMT in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
METHODS
Patients with newly diagnosed T2DM with carotid IMT measurements were enrolled, and their clinical data and carotid IMT results at baseline and 2 years later were compared.
RESULTS
Of the 171 patients, 67.2% of males and 50.8% of females had abnormal baseline IMT of the left common carotid artery. At baseline, systolic blood pressure, body mass index and smoking in male participants, and fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels in females were significantly higher in patients with abnormal IMT than in those with normal IMT. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in males and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in females at the 2-year follow-up were significantly different between the nonprogression and the progression groups. Reduction of the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk score after 2 years was generally higher in the nonprogression group than the progression group.
CONCLUSION
LDL-C levels in males and HDL-C levels in females at the 2-year follow-up were significantly different between participants with and without progression of carotid IMT. Furthermore, a reduction in the UKPDS 10-year CHD risk score appeared to delay the advancement of atherosclerosis. Therefore, the importance of establishing the therapeutic goal of lipid profiles should be emphasized to prevent the progression of carotid IMT in newly diagnosed T2DM patients.

Keyword

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery intima-media thickness; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Risk factors

MeSH Terms

Atherosclerosis
Blood Pressure
Blood Glucose
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular Diseases
Carotid Arteries
Carotid Artery, Common
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL
Coronary Disease
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Fasting
Female
Follow-Up Studies*
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
Humans
Lipoproteins
Male
Risk Factors*
Smoking
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL
Glucose
Lipoproteins
Smoke

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Comparison between participants with nonprogression and progression of carotid (A) intima-media thickness: low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in males and (B) high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in females at baseline and 2-year follow-up. aP<0.05.

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