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ArticleEpidemiology and health2021

Association between a family history of diabetes and carotid artery atherosclerosis in Korean adults.

Sun Young Shim, Ga Bin Lee, Jee-Seon Shim, Sun Jae Jung, Hyeon Chang Kim

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Article in Epidemiology and health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sun Young ShimDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Ga Bin LeeDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Jee-Seon ShimCardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Jae JungDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Hyeon Chang KimDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KR

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Abstract

objectivesDiabetes is a well-known risk factor for atherosclerosis, but the association between a family history of diabetes and atherosclerosis remains unknown. In this study, we assessed the association between a family history of diabetes and increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, in a middle-aged Korean population.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included 3,974 community-dwelling adults (1,404 male and 2,570 female) aged 30-64 years from the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort. The presence of a family history of diabetes was assessed through face-to-face interviews using a standardized questionnaire. Carotid IMT was assessed using B-mode ultrasonography, and increased IMT was defined as a value in the top quartile of the IMT values of all participants. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate independent associations between a family history of diabetes and increased IMT.

resultsA family history of diabetes was significantly associated with increased carotid IMT (odds ratio, 1.23; 95% confidence interval, 1.03 to 1.48) after adjusting for sex; age; body mass index; systolic blood pressure; total cholesterol, triglyceride, and hemoglobin A1c levels; smoking; alcohol consumption; exercise; use of antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antilipidemic drugs; and a family history of hypertension. The positive association remained significant after excluding participants with diabetes (odds ratio, 1.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.00 to 1.47).

conclusionsA family history of diabetes was positively associated with increased carotid IMT, even in participants without diabetes. Therefore, information on a family history of diabetes may help identify individuals at high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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AdultAtherosclerosisCarotid Artery DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFamily HealthFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaRisk AssessmentAtherosclerosisCarotid intima-media thicknessDiabetes mellitusMedical history taking

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