title: Factors responsible for age-related elevation in fasting plasma glucose: a cross-sectional study in Japanese men.
abstract: To evaluate the factors associated with age-related increase in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in Japanese men with normal fasting glucose, we measured FPG, fasting immunoreactive insulin, glycated hemoglobin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in health check examinees. Subjects with FPG less than 6.1 mmol/L together with glycated hemoglobin less than 5.6% were enrolled in the study. The homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and HOMA-beta were used as the indices of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion, respectively. Fasting plasma glucose increased significantly with age (r = 0.30, P < .0001), and HOMA-beta decreased significantly with age (r = 0.24, P < .0001). The HOMA-IR had no significant relation with age (r = 0.06, not significant), whereas body mass index and serum triglyceride were associated with HOMA-IR (r = 0.49, P < .0001 and r = 0.33, P < .0001, respectively). Thus, in Japanese male subjects with normal fasting glucose, it is suggested that the FPG increment with age is associated with decreased beta-cell function rather than with insulin resistance. Further analyses were performed by comparing 3 groups: low FPG (FPG <5.0 mmol/L), high FPG (5.0 < or = FPG < 5.6 mmol/L), and mild impairment of fasting glycemia (mild IFG) (5.6 < or = FPG < 6.1 mmol/L). The insulin levels in mild IFG and high FPG were significantly higher than in low FPG (P < .001), but those in mild IFG were similar to those in high FPG. Analysis of the 3 subgroups revealed that, whereas insulin sensitivity was impaired more in high FPG, there was little compensatory increase in insulin in mild IFG, suggesting that beta-cell function is already deteriorated when the FPG level is greater than 5.6 mmol/L.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Ataru
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: Toshiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawakita
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004452:Echocardiography; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000097:blood*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002784:Cholesterol; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D014280:Triglycerides