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Plasma Transthyretin Levels and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Regulation

Completed
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes
Impaired Glucose Regulation
Interventions
Other: Plasma transthyretin concentration
Registration Number
NCT05370560
Lead Sponsor
Liegang Liu
Brief Summary

Objective: To investigate the association between plasma transthyretin levels and risk of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and impaired glucose regulation (IGR) in a Chinese population.

Design: We performed a case-control study, including 1,244 newly diagnosed T2DM patients, 837 newly diagnosed IGR patients, and 1,244 individuals with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). The diagnostic criteria were recommended by World Health Organization in 1999. All cases were recruited from patients who, for the first time, received a diagnosis of T2DM in the Department of Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, China, from December 2010 to December 2016. Concomitantly, general population undergoing a routine health checkup in the same hospital were enrolled as controls. The inclusion criteria were age ≥ 30 years, BMI \< 40 kg/m2, and no history of diagnosis of diabetes or receiving pharmacological treatment for hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Participants with clinically significant neurological, endocrinological, psychological or other systemic diseases, as well as acute illness or chronic inflammatory or infectious diseases, were excluded from the present study. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. Besides, cases were stringently matched to controls in a 1:1 ratio, based on sex and age (± 3 years). All participants enrolled were of Han ethnicity, and gave a commitment of taking no medication known affecting glucose tolerance or insulin secretion before participating in the study. Fasting blood samples were collected in EDTA-anticoagulative tubes and separated for plasma within 1 h. Then plasma was kept at -80℃ prior to analyses. Plasma transthyretin levels were measured by BS 200 Autoanalyser (Mindray, Shenzhen, China) using immunoturbidimetric method.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3325
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 30 years, BMI < 40 kg/m2, and no history of diagnosis of diabetes or receiving pharmacological treatment for hypertension and hyperlipidemia
Exclusion Criteria
  • Clinically significant neurological, endocrinological, psychological or other systemic diseases, as well as acute illness or chronic inflammatory or infectious diseases.

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Type 2 diabetes mellitusPlasma transthyretin concentrationIn this case-control study, T2DM was diagnosed according to the diagnostic criteria recommended by the WHO in 1999. T2DM was confirmed when fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥ 7.0 mmol/L and/or 2-h post-glucose load (OGTT2h) ≥ 11.1 mmol/L.
ControlPlasma transthyretin concentrationThose with FPG \< 6.1 mmol/L and OGTT2h \< 7.8 mmol/L were considered controls.
Impaired glucose regulationPlasma transthyretin concentrationIn this case-control study, IGR was diagnosed according to the diagnostic criteria recommended by the WHO in 1999. IGR was defined as impaired fasting glucose (\[FPG\] ≥ 6.1 mmol/L and \< 7.0 mmol/L, and \[OGTT2h\] \< 7.8 mmol/L) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (FPG \< 7.0 mmol/L, and OGTT2h ≥ 7.8 mmol/L and \< 11.1 mmol/L).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Type 2 diabetes mellitusFrom December 2010 to December 2016

In the case-control study, type 2 diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in accordance with the diagnostic criteria recommended by WHO in 1999.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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