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ArticleNutrition & diabetes2023

The mediating role of obesity on the prospective association between urinary sucrose and diabetes incidence in a sub-cohort of the EPIC-Norfolk.

Alexander Lang, Oliver Kuss, Tim Filla, Gunter Kuhnle, Sabrina Schlesinger

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Alexander LangInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf'm Hennekamp 65, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany. alexander.lang@ddz.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0584-3213
Oliver KussInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf'm Hennekamp 65, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Tim FillaDepartment of Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Gunter KuhnleDepartment of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6DZ, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-8931
Sabrina SchlesingerInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf'm Hennekamp 65, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4244-0832
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. · DEDüsseldorf University Hospital · DEHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEUniversity of Reading · GB

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Cancer Research UK C864/A14136Medical Research Council MC_UU_00006/1Medical Research Council MC-UU_12015/1Medical Research Council MR/N003284/1
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objectivesFindings from epidemiological studies showed controversial findings between dietary sugar intake and the development of diabetes. Most of these studies assessed dietary sugar intake by self-reports which might be prone to bias. Urinary sucrose, an objective biomarker of sucrose intake, might provide better insights into this association. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the associations between sucrose intake, measured via self-reports and urinary sucrose, with incident diabetes and to detect the impact of obesity on this association. SUBJECTS/

methodsData of a sub-group (n = 2996) from the prospective EPIC-Norfolk cohort were investigated. Sucrose intake was assessed by self-reports (validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and 7-day diet diaries (7DD)) and as an objective urinary sucrose biomarker. Cox proportional hazard models were conducted to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the associations between urinary and dietary sucrose intake and incident diabetes. Mediation analysis was performed to investigate the mediated percentage of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) on this association.

resultsThe mean age of the participants was 60.6 ± 9.5 years and 53% were women. After a mean follow-up of 11.2 ± 2.9 years, 97 participants developed diabetes. Findings suggested inverse associations regarding incident diabetes for self-reported sucrose intake per 50 g/d via 7DD [HR: 0.63 (95% CI: 0.43, 0.91)], and a tendency via FFQ [HR: 0.81 (95% CI: 0.46, 1.42)]. Urinary sucrose indicated a positive association with incident diabetes for each increase of 100 µM [HR: 1.14 (95% CI: 0.95, 1.36)]. The proportion mediated of BMI and WC for this association was 16 and 22%.

conclusionsThese findings indicate that sucrose measured as objective urinary biomarker points to a positive association with incident diabetes. BMI might partly mediate this association. However, to obtain more precise results, more studies are warranted that consider this objective biomarker.

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Diabetes MellitusObesityAgedBody Mass IndexDietary SucroseFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedDietary Sucrose

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