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Trial reportPloS one2016

Elevated Fasting Blood Glucose Is Predictive of Poor Outcome in Non-Diabetic Stroke Patients: A Sub-Group Analysis of SMART.

Ming Yao, Jun Ni, Lixin Zhou, Bin Peng, Yicheng Zhu, Liying Cui, SMART investigators

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00664846 (Standard Medical Management in Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke in China.), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Standard Medical Management in Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke in China.

TypeinterventionalSponsorPeking Union Medical College HospitalRan2008 to 2011Enrolled4,000ConditionsStrokeArmsAspirin / Clopidogrel, Atorvastatin / Simvastatin, Asprin / Clopidogrel, Atorvastatin / Simvastatin
3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ming YaoDepartment of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing,100730, China.
Jun NiDepartment of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing,100730, China.
Lixin ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing,100730, China.
Bin PengDepartment of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing,100730, China.
Yicheng ZhuDepartment of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing,100730, China.
Liying CuiDepartment of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing,100730, China.
SMART investigators
Peking Union Medical College Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough increasing evidence suggests that hyperglycemia following acute stroke adversely affects clinical outcome, whether the association between glycaemia and functional outcome varies between stroke patients with\without pre-diagnosed diabetes remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the fasting blood glucose (FBG) and the 6-month functional outcome in a subgroup of SMART cohort and further to assess whether this association varied based on the status of pre-diagnosed diabetes.

methodsData of 2862 patients with acute ischemic stroke (629 with pre-diagnosed diabetics) enrolled from SMART cohort were analyzed. Functional outcome at 6-month post-stroke was measured by modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and categorized as favorable (mRS:0-2) or poor (mRS:3-5). Binary logistic regression model, adjusting for age, gender, educational level, history of hypertension and stroke, baseline NIHSS and treatment group, was used in the whole cohort to evaluate the association between admission FBG and functional outcome. Stratified logistic regression analyses were further performed based on the presence/absence of pre-diabetes history.

resultsIn the whole cohort, multivariable logistical regression showed that poor functional outcome was associated with elevated FBG (OR1.21 (95%CI 1.07-1.37), p = 0.002), older age (OR1.64 (95% CI1.38-1.94), p<0.001), higher NIHSS (OR2.90 (95%CI 2.52-3.33), p<0.001) and hypertension (OR1.42 (95%CI 1.13-1.98), p = 0.04). Stratified logistical regression analysis showed that the association between FBG and functional outcome remained significant only in patients without pre-diagnosed diabetes (OR1.26 (95%CI 1.03-1.55), p = 0.023), but not in those with premorbid diagnosis of diabetes (p = 0.885).

conclusionThe present results demonstrate a significant association between elevated FBG after stroke and poor functional outcome in patients without pre-diagnosed diabetes, but not in diabetics. This finding confirms the importance of glycemic control during acute phase of ischemic stroke especially in patients without pre-diagnosed diabetes. Further investigation for developing optimal strategies to control blood glucose level in hyperglycemic setting is therefore of great importance.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT00664846.

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AgedBlood GlucoseBrain IschemiaFastingFemaleHumansHyperglycemiaMaleMiddle AgedPrediabetic StateProspective StudiesStrokeBlood Glucose

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PMCPMC4975495
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