Glycemic Markers and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease: The Jackson Heart Study.

ABSTRACT: Background We investigated the associations of glycemic markers (HbA_1C [hemoglobin A_1C], fasting plasma glucose, and insulin resistance-homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance) with subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) among blacks. Methods We included 4303 community-dwelling blacks (64% women; mean age, 54.5 years) without prevalent CVD. Subclinical CVD was defined as ≥1 of the following: any coronary artery calcification (CAC), elevated carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, LV ejection fraction <50%, and peripheral artery disease (ankle-brachial index, <0.90). Estimates of cross-sectional associations of glycemic markers (fasting plasma glucose, HbA_1C, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistanc

SUBMITTER: Echouffo-Tcheugui JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10257204 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature