Glycated Hemoglobin Level Is Strongly Related to the Prevalence of Carotid Artery Plaques With High Echogenicity in Nondiabetic Individuals

Author:

Jørgensen Lone1,Jenssen Trond1,Joakimsen Oddmund1,Heuch Ivar1,Ingebretsen Ole Christian1,Jacobsen Bjarne K.1

Affiliation:

1. From the Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø (L.J., O.J., B.K.J.); Departments of Physiotherapy (L.J.), Neurology (O.J.), and Clinical Chemistry (O.C.I.), University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø; Medical Department, Division of Nephrology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo (T.J.); and Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen, Bergen (I.H.), Norway.

Abstract

Background— High levels of HbA 1c have been associated with increased mortality and an increased risk of atherosclerosis assessed as carotid intima-media thickness or plaque prevalence. In the present population-based study, we examined the association between HbA 1c and plaque prevalence with emphasis on plaque echogenicity in subjects not diagnosed with diabetes. Methods and Results— HbA 1c measurements and ultrasonography of the carotid artery were performed in 5960 subjects (3026 women, 2934 men) 25 to 84 years of age. Plaque morphology was categorized into 4 groups from low echogenicity (soft plaque) to strong echogenicity (hard plaque). HbA 1c was categorized into 5 groups: <5.0%, 5.0% to 5.4%, 5.5% to 5.9%, 6.0% to 6.4% and >6.4%. Carotid plaque prevalence increased with increasing HbA 1c level ( P for linear trend=0.002). The OR for hard plaques versus no plaques was 5.8 in the highest HbA 1c group (>6.4%) compared with subjects in the lowest group (<5.0%) after adjustment for several possible confounders. The risk of predominantly hard plaques was also significantly associated with HbA 1c levels, although the ORs at each level were somewhat lower than for hard plaques. With respect to the risk of soft plaques versus no plaques, no statistically significant relationship with HbA 1c levels was found. Conclusions— Metabolic changes reflected by HbA 1c levels may contribute to the development of hard carotid artery plaques, even at modestly elevated levels.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Physiology (medical),Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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