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ArticleScientific reports2024

High left ventricular mass associated with increased risk of incident diabetes.

Shih-Ming Chuang, Sung-Chen Liu, Ching-Hsiang Leung, Yuan-Teh Lee, Kuo-Liong Chien

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shih-Ming ChuangInstitute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sung-Chen LiuInstitute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ching-Hsiang LeungDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yuan-Teh LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuo-Liong ChienInstitute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. klchien@ntu.edu.tw.
Mackay Memorial Hospital · TWMackay Medical University · TWNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science · TWNational Taiwan University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence for the role of electrocardiography or echocardiography in determining left ventricular hypertrophy for the risk of diabetes is still controversial. We aimed to explore whether left ventricular mass, as measured by these methods, is associated with the risk of diabetes in a community population. We recruited 2696 participants aged 35 years or older without diabetes who had undergone screening with electrocardiography and echocardiography. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was calculated using a formula, and participants were divided into tertiles based on their LVMI tertiles. During a median follow-up period of median, 8.9 years, a total of 405 participants developed diabetes. The incidence and risk of diabetes significantly increased with higher LVMI tertiles. Multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that individuals in the highest LVMI tertile had a greater likelihood of developing incident diabetes, with a hazard ratio of 1.40 (95% CI 1.06-1.91), even after adjusting related covariates. The highest risk of diabetes was observed in the presence of both the uppermost LVMI tertile and electrocardiographically determined left ventricular hypertrophy for the Chinese population. Left ventricular hypertrophy identified by either electrocardiography or echo may serve as a surrogate marker for identifying the risk of diabetes in clinical practice.

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Diabetes MellitusHypertrophy, Left VentricularEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyHumansProportional Hazards ModelsRisk Factors

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