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Trial reportThe Journal of international medical research2019

Non-traditional risk factors for coronary calcification and its progression in patients with type 2 diabetes: The impact of postprandial glycemia and fetuin-A.

Mitja Krajnc, Breda Pečovnik Balon, Ivan Krajnc

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Journal of international medical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mitja Krajnc1 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Maribor University Medical Centre, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-1863
Breda Pečovnik Balon2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
Ivan Krajnc2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
University of Maribor · SIUniversity Clinical Centre Maribor · SI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study was performed to assess the impact of risk factors on the presence and progression of coronary calcification in patients with type 2 diabetes.

methodsWe prospectively enrolled 45 patients without cardiovascular or kidney disease. Coronary calcification was measured with multidetector computed tomography at baseline and 18 months. We also measured blood pressure; body mass index; serum levels of calcium, phosphate, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D; mineral bone density; and levels of alkaline phosphatase, parathormone, fetuin-A, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, albumin, homocysteine, lipids, HbA1c, and average preprandial and postprandial blood glucose at 18 months. Information about severe hypoglycemia and smoking was recorded. Spearman's correlation coefficients were calculated. Multiple linear regression was used for the multivariate analysis.

resultsThe median baseline calcium score was 63, and that at 18 months was 100. In the univariate analysis, albumin was significantly correlated with the baseline calcium score. Fetuin-A and postprandial glycemia were correlated with calcium score progression. In the multivariate model, postprandial glycemia and fetuin-A were independently associated with calcium score progression.

conclusionsFetuin-A and postprandial glycemia influence coronary calcification progression in patients with type 2 diabetes. The absence of some correlations could be due to pharmacological treatments for cardiovascular risk reduction.

Indexed as

alpha-2-HS-GlycoproteinBiomarkersBlood GlucoseCalcinosisCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperglycemiaHypoglycemiaMaleMiddle AgedPostprandial PeriodPrognosisAHSG protein, humanalpha-2-HS-GlycoproteinBiomarkersBlood Glucosecoronary calcificationDiabetes mellitusfetuin-Ahyperglycemia(non-traditional/new) risk factorspostprandialtype 2

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PMID30616461
PMCPMC6381483
OpenAlexW2909638656

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