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Increased arterial stiffness, measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), predicts higher fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels and incident diabetes. Arterial stiffness appears to be a precursor to elevated FBG, suggesting a unidirectional relationship.

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  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Biomedical Research

Background:

  • The bidirectional relationship between arterial stiffness and diabetes remains unclear, with limited longitudinal studies.
  • Previous research primarily utilized cross-sectional designs, hindering the understanding of temporal associations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the temporal relationship between arterial stiffness, measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) status.
  • To determine if arterial stiffness predicts incident diabetes and if FBG influences arterial stiffness over time.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal analysis of 14,159 participants from the Kailuan study (2010-2015), excluding those with pre-existing diabetes, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or chronic kidney disease.
  • Cox proportional hazard regression to assess diabetes risk across baPWV groups; path analysis to explore temporal causality between baPWV and FBG in 8956 participants with repeated measurements.

Main Results:

  • Elevated arterial stiffness (baPWV ≥1400 cm/s) significantly increased the risk of developing diabetes (HR 1.59-2.11).
  • Path analysis revealed that baseline baPWV was significantly associated with follow-up FBG (β=0.09), while baseline FBG did not significantly predict follow-up baPWV (β=0.00).

Conclusions:

  • Arterial stiffness, indicated by baPWV, is a significant predictor of incident diabetes.
  • The findings suggest that arterial stiffness precedes and potentially contributes to elevated fasting blood glucose levels, indicating a primary role for arterial stiffness in diabetes development.