Correlation between Glycation-Related Biomarkers and Quality of Life in the General Japanese Population: The Iwaki Cross-Sectional Research Study.

ABSTRACT: The correlation between diabetes-related biomarkers and quality of life (QOL) remains unclear. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the correlation between diabetes-related biomarkers and QOL in a general Japanese population who underwent health checkups as a part of the Iwaki Health Promotion Project. Male and female participants aged ≥ 20 years from Iwaki District, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture who participated in the 2019 medical evaluation were recruited. QOL was evaluated using the Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36). Fasting blood glucose, homeostatic model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), glycoalbumin, and plasma pentosidine were also evaluated as diabetes-related markers. Of the 1065 recruited participants, 1053 completed the c

SUBMITTER: Tsubokawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9368172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature