Longitudinal changes and patterns in cardiometabolic index and the natural course of prediabetes in the China health and retirement longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prediabetes is one of the most common metabolic disorders in the aging process. This study aims to investigate the longitudinal changes in the Cardiometabolic Index (CMI) and their relationship with the natural course of prediabetes in middle-aged and elderly populations.

Methods

This study used longitudinal data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The natural course of prediabetes was used to describe the trend in glycemic development during follow-up, defined as progression to diabetes or regression to normoglycaemia. Longitudinal changes in CMI were categorized into CMI transition patterns (consistently-low, low-to-high, high-to-low, and consistently-high) and cumulative CMI (CumCMI) exposure. CumCMI was calculated as the ratio of the mean

SUBMITTER: Zou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020222 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature