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Lihua Zhou1, Quanya Sun2, Yaxin Wang3
1Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China.
Background:
Acromegaly has a high risk of abnormal glucose metabolism. The complexity of the glucose time series index (CGI) is calculated from refined composite multi-scale entropy analysis of the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data. CGI is a new indicator of glucose imbalance based on ambulatory glucose monitoring technology, which allows for earlier response to glucose metabolism imbalance and correlates with patient prognosis.
Objective:
To compare the differences in glucose metabolic profile and CGI between acromegaly with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and healthy subjects.
Methods:
Eight newly diagnosed patients with acromegaly (GH group) and eight age- and gender-matched healthy subjects (Control group) were included in this study. All participants underwent oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and 72-h CGM. A refined composite multi-scale entropy analysis was performed on the CGM data to calculate the CGI and we compare the differences in glycemic profiles and CGI between the two groups.
Results:
After OGTT, compared with the control group, patients in the GH group had higher 2 h blood glucose (BG) (mmol/L) [GH vs control, 6.7 (6.1, 7.0) vs 5.2 (3.8, 6.3), P = 0.012], 3 h BG [5.1 (3.8, 6.5) vs 4.0 (3.4, 4.2), P = 0.046], mean BG [6.3 (6.1, 6.5) vs 5.5 (5.1, 5.9), P = 0.002], 2 h insulin (mU/L) [112.9 (46.8, 175.5) vs 34.1 (17.1, 55.6), P = 0.009], and 3 h insulin [26.8 (17.1, 55.4) vs 10.4 (4.2, 17.8), P = 0.016]. CGI was lower in the GH group [2.77 (1.92, 3.15) vs 4.2 (3.3, 4.8), P = 0.008]. Spearman's correlation analysis showed insulin-like growth factor (IGF) (r = -0.897, P < 0.001) and mean glucose (r = -0.717, P = 0.003) were significantly negatively correlated with CGI. Multiple linear stepwise regression showed that IGF-1 (r = -0.652, P = 0.028) was independent factor associated with CGI in acromegaly.
Conclusion:
IGF-1 was significantly associated with CGI, and CGI may serve as a novel marker to evaluate glucose homeostasis in acromegaly with normal glucose tolerance.
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