title: Fructosamine in obese normal subjects and type 2 diabetes.
abstract: The effect of various grades of obesity on serum fructosamine concentrations was studied in Type 2 diabetic (n = 105) and non-diabetic (n = 128) subjects. In obese diabetic and non-diabetic subjects (body mass index > or = 30 kg m-2), the concentration of fructosamine was markedly lower than that obtained for lean diabetic and non-diabetic subjects with similar glycaemic control. Stepwise multiple-regression analysis showed that fructosamine was associated with glycaemic control (as indicated by fasting plasma glucose and glycated haemoglobin), fasting triglycerides, and body mass index in both diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. In vitro studies showed marked decreases in both the extent of [14C]-glucose incorporation into plasma proteins and fructosamine production by incubated sera of obese patients whether diabetic or non-diabetic, with obese subjects with body mass index > 40 kg m-2 exhibiting the greatest decrease. In conclusion, serum fructosamine concentrations are shown to decrease in obese diabetic and non-diabetic subjects with body mass index > or = 30 kg m-2 giving rise to the underestimation of glycaemic control as indicated by fructosamine measurement. A change in the glycation reaction itself may be partly responsible for such decrease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ardawi
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Nasrat
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bahnassy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006031:Glycosylation; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin; D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006595:Hexosamines; D014280:Triglycerides