Profiles of Glucose Metabolism in Different Prediabetes Phenotypes, Classified by Fasting Glycemia, 2-Hour OGTT, Glycated Hemoglobin, and 1-Hour OGTT: An IMI DIRECT Study.

Tura A, Grespan E, Göbl CS, Koivula RW, Franks PW, Pearson ER, Walker M, Forgie IM, Giordano GN, Pavo I, Ruetten H, Dermitzakis ET, McCarthy MI, Pedersen O, Schwenk JM, Adamski J, De Masi F, Tsirigos KD, Brunak S, Viñuela A, Mahajan A, McDonald TJ, Kokkola T, Vangipurapu J, Cederberg H, Laakso M, Rutters F, Elders PJM, Koopman ADM, Beulens JW, Ridderstråle M, Hansen TH, Allin KH, Hansen T, Vestergaard H, Mari A, IMI DIRECT Consortium

Diabetes 70 (9) 2092-2106 [2021-09-00; online 2021-07-07]

Differences in glucose metabolism among categories of prediabetes have not been systematically investigated. In this longitudinal study, participants (N = 2,111) underwent a 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at baseline and 48 months. HbA1c was also measured. We classified participants as having isolated prediabetes defect (impaired fasting glucose [IFG], impaired glucose tolerance [IGT], or HbA1c indicative of prediabetes [IA1c]), two defects (IFG+IGT, IFG+IA1c, or IGT+IA1c), or all defects (IFG+IGT+IA1c). β-Cell function (BCF) and insulin sensitivity were assessed from OGTT. At baseline, in pooling of participants with isolated defects, they showed impairment in both BCF and insulin sensitivity compared with healthy control subjects. Pooled groups with two or three defects showed progressive further deterioration. Among groups with isolated defect, those with IGT showed lower insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion at reference glucose (ISRr), and insulin secretion potentiation (P < 0.002). Conversely, those with IA1c showed higher insulin sensitivity and ISRr (P < 0.0001). Among groups with two defects, we similarly found differences in both BCF and insulin sensitivity. At 48 months, we found higher type 2 diabetes incidence for progressively increasing number of prediabetes defects (odds ratio >2, P < 0.008). In conclusion, the prediabetes groups showed differences in type/degree of glucometabolic impairment. Compared with the pooled group with isolated defects, those with double or triple defect showed progressive differences in diabetes incidence.

PubMed 34233929

DOI 10.2337/db21-0227

Crossref 10.2337/db21-0227

pii: db21-0227
figshare: 10.2337/figshare.14884902