ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2025
Association between serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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backgroundAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis. Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a common tumor marker, is positively associated with arterial stiffness in healthy adults. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the potential association between serum CEA levels and ASCVD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
methodsWe retrospectively included 1392 patients with T2DM stratified into those with ASCVD and those without ASCVD, and the accumulated data were systematically analyzed between groups.
resultsA significant increase in serum CEA levels was observed in T2DM patients with ASCVD compared with those without ASCVD (2.70[1.93-3.98] vs. 2.35[1.60-3.54] ng/mL, p < 0.001). Serum CEA levels were significantly positively correlated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in patients with T2DM (r = 0.151, p < 0.001). Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that increased serum CEA levels were independently associated with ASCVD in patients with T2DM (OR = 1.100, 95%CI 1.006-1.203, p = 0.037).
conclusionIncreased serum CEA levels were independently associated with ASCVD in patients with T2DM. The finding highlights that ASCVD may influence the interpretation of serum CEA levels during tumor screening in this population.
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