Journal
CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01530-8
Keywords
Triglycerides; Diabetes; De novo; Dyslipidemia; Cohort study
Funding
- Karolinska Institute
- Center for Innovative Medicine (CIMED) [FoUI-963234]
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A study found that increased levels of triglycerides, even within the normal range, are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in healthy individuals. This suggests the importance of lowering triglyceride levels for diabetes prevention and encourages lifestyle changes in the general population.
Background Type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide. Traditionally, only hypertriglyceridemia is considered a risk factor. We investigated whether also normal triglycerides prospectively associate with incident type 2 diabetes in healthy subjects. Methods Incident type 2 diabetes was determined in healthy individuals with normal triglyceride levels from a prospective longitudinal cohort study (PREVEND, n = 2085, 11.4-year median follow-up). Results Type 2 diabetes incidence was 3.8%. In linear regression analysis baseline insulin, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, eGFR, systolic blood pressure (all p < 0.001), glucose, age and creatinine (all p < 0.01) independently associated with triglycerides within the normal range, comparable to what would be expected from associations with increased triglycerides. In Kaplan-Meier analysis sex-stratified tertiles of normal triglycerides prospectively associated with de novo type 2 diabetes (p < 0.001). Cox regression confirmed a significant prospective association independent of HOMA-IR [HR (95% CI), 1.39 (1.12, 1.74), p = 0.002] and several other recognized risk factors. Conclusions Even in healthy subjects without metabolic syndrome increasing triglyceride levels within the normal range confer a continuous increase in type 2 diabetes incidence. These data indicate that virtually everyone could potentially benefit from triglyceride lowering, further encouraging implementation of lifestyle changes in the general population.
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