Are Oxidative Stress Biomarkers Reliable Part of Multimarker Panel in Female Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
- Aleksandra Klisic 1,2, Paschalis Karakasis 3, Dimitrios Patoulias 4, Amirmohammad Khalaji 5,6, Ana Ninić 7
- 1University of Montenegro-Faculty of Medicine, Podgorica, Montenegro.
- 2Center for Laboratory Diagnostics, Primary Health Care Center, Podgorica, Montenegro.
- 3Second Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital "Hippokration", Thessaloniki, Greece.
- 4Outpatient Department of Cardiometabolic Medicine, Second Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital "Hippokration", Thessaloniki, Greece.
- 5School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- 6Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- 7Department for Medical Biochemistry, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Pharmacy, Belgrade, Serbia.
- 0University of Montenegro-Faculty of Medicine, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Oxidative stress biomarkers like malondialdehyde (MDA) and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) were not superior to traditional cardiometabolic markers for predicting type 2 diabetes (T2D) in women. Traditional markers independently predicted T2D risk.
Area Of Science
- Biochemistry
- Endocrinology
- Metabolic Diseases
Background
- Oxidative stress and inflammation are central to metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes (T2D).
- Previous studies on redox homeostasis in T2D have yielded conflicting results.
- Reliable biomarkers for T2D risk assessment are needed.
Purpose Of The Study
- To evaluate the predictive reliability of oxidative stress biomarkers (MDA, AOPP, CAT) against traditional cardiometabolic parameters for T2D in a female cohort.
- To identify factors independently associated with T2D in women.
Main Methods
- A cohort of 214 women (40.6% with T2D) was studied.
- Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to analyze anthropometric, cardiometabolic, and redox status markers.
- Multivariate binary regression analysis assessed independent predictors of T2D.
Main Results
- In the T2D group, MDA and AOPP levels were lower, while CAT activity was higher compared to controls.
- A factor comprising traditional cardiometabolic markers (waist circumference, triglycerides, uric acid, hs-CRP, HDL-C) independently predicted T2D.
- A factor of oxidative stress markers (MDA, AOPP) did not independently predict T2D after adjusting for confounders.
- Increased traditional marker factor significantly elevated T2D probability (OR = 3.319).
Conclusions
- Oxidative stress biomarkers (MDA, AOPP, CAT) are not superior to traditional cardiometabolic markers for T2D prediction in women.
- Traditional cardiometabolic markers remain crucial for assessing T2D risk in this population.
- Further research including both genders is necessary to confirm these findings.
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