title: Daily insulin dose as a predictor of macrovascular disease in insulin treated non-insulin-dependent diabetics.
abstract: In the longitudinal Schwabing study, unselected insulin-treated diabetic patients were followed for major vascular complication (MVC) (stroke, myocardial infarction, gangrene) and asymptomatic, early detectable peripheral vascular disease (PVD). In the group of insulin-treated NIDDM multiple logistic regression analysis revealed the number of daily injected insulin units as a significant predictor for MVC and PVD (t = 1.98; p less than 0.04; x +/- S.D.: PVD yes 57.6 +/- 21.4 U/d; PVD no 44.3 +/- 17.7; age-adjusted univariate p less than 0.001). Daily insulin dose correlated highly significantly with serum triglycerides (r = 0.40, p less than 0.001) as well as with blood glucose (r = 0.33, p less than 0.001). These data suggest that insulin resistance is characteristic for atherosclerotic disease in NIDDM and the hyperinsulinemia-hypertriglyceridemia-syndrome might be a powerful cardiovascular risk factor in diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Schwabing City Hospital, Munich, FRG.
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Janka
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Standl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mehnert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol