title: Glycated hemoglobin level is significantly associated with the severity of coronary artery disease in non-diabetic adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To investigate relationship between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational study was conducted and 573 participants were enrolled and baseline characteristics were collected. Clinical presentations in terms of stable angina, unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction were diagnosed. All participants were performed coronary angiography to figure out the numbers of coronary artery stenosis in terms of none-stenosis (< 50% stenosis), single or multiple vessels stenoses (≥ 50% stenosis). All participants were divided into subgroups according to two categories in terms of severity of clinical presentation (stable angina, unstable angina, or acute myocardial infarction) and the number of coronary artery stenosis (none, single, and multiple vessels). Primary endpoint was to evaluate relationship between baseline HbA1c value and CAD severity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consistent to previous studies, participants with CAD had more risk factors such as elderly, smoking, low HDL-C and high CRP levels. Notably, HbA1c level was more prominent in CAD group than that without CAD. As compared to stable angina subgroup, HbA1c levels were gradually increased in unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction groups. Similar trend was identified in another category in terms of higher HbA1c level corresponding to more vessels stenoses. Multivariate regression analyses showed that after adjusted for traditional risk factors as well as fasting blood glucose, HbA1c remained strongly associated with the severity of CAD. Nonetheless, there was no significant association when CRP was accounted for.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HbA1c may be a useful indicator for CAD risk evaluation in non-diabetic adults.
authors.forename: Anping
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jiyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xida
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xuebiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan Road 2, Guangzhou 510080, China. gdghllw@163.com.
authors.forename: Liwen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yingling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human