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ArticleParasitology research2018

The association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and hypertensive disorders in T2DM patients: a case-control study in the Han Chinese population.

Yajing Han, Lihong Nie, Xiaohong Ye, Zixing Zhou, Shiqi Huang, Chengli Zeng, Congcong Guo, Meiling Ou, Di Xiao, Baohuan Zhang and 4 more

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Yajing HanDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Lihong NieDepartment of Endocrine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Xiaohong YeDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Zixing ZhouDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Shiqi HuangDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Chengli ZengDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Congcong GuoDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Meiling OuDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Di XiaoDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Baohuan ZhangDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Chuican HuangDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Xingguang YeDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Chunxia JingDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. jcxphd@gmail.com.
Guang YangDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. guangyangphd@gmail.com.
Jinan University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CN

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Guangdong Medical Research Foundation A2014374Guangdong Medical Research Foundation A2015310Project from Jinan university 21612426Project from Jinan university 21615426Project from Jinan university JNUPHPM2016001Project from Jinan university JNUPHPM2016002The Guangdong Natural Science Foundation 10151063201000036The Guangdong Natural Science Foundation 2016A030313089The Guangdong Natural Science Foundation S2011010002526The National Natural Science Foundation of China 30901249The National Natural Science Foundation of China 81101267The National Natural Science Foundation of China 81541070The National Natural Science Foundation of China 91543132
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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major global health problem. The rate of infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is more than one-third of the total world population. The effects of T. gondii infection on the risk of diabetic complications and comorbidities are unclear. This study aims to determine the relationship between T. gondii infection and complications of T2DM in the Han Chinese population. We collected 1580 blood samples from T2DM patients and measured the levels of specific IgG antibodies against T. gondii in the sera of these patients using an ELISA assay. A logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the effect of T. gondii infection on the complications of T2DM, while adjusting for age, gender, and triglyceride level (TG). We applied the multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) method to detect the interactions between T. gondii infections, demographic indexes and biochemical indicators among the different complications. Gender (the odds ratio (OR) = 0.63, 95%CI =0.45-0.89, P = 0.008) and TG level (OR = 0.64, 95%CI =0.45-0.89, P = 0.009) were influencing factors in T. gondii infections. T2DM patients who were infected with T. gondii had a 2.34 times risk of developing hypertension than those patients without T. gondii infection (OR = 2.34, 95%CI = 1.12-4.88, P = 0.024). The multiplicative interaction analysis and the additive interaction analysis did not reveal any evidence of interactive effects on diabetic complications and comorbidities. T. gondii might be a factor associated with hypertension in T2DM patients.

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ToxoplasmaAdultCase-Control StudiesChinaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic CardiomyopathiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsToxoplasmosisHypertensionIgGInfectionToxoplasma gondiiType 2 diabetes mellitus

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