The relationship between adipokines and the onset of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men: The PRIME study

Charlotte E. Neville, Christopher C. Patterson, Gerard J. Linden, Karl Love, Michelle C. McKinley, Frank Kee, Stefan Blankenberg, Alun Evans, John Yarnell, Jayne V. Woodside

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Abstract

Aims: Epidemiological evidence suggests that adipokines may be associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes, but the evidence to date is limited and inconclusive. This study examined the association between adiponectin and leptin and the subsequent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in a UK population based cohort of non-diabetic middle-aged men.
Methods: Baseline serum levels of leptin and adiponectin were measured in 1839 nondiabetic men aged 50–60 years who were participating in the prospective populationbased PRIME study. Over a mean follow-up of 14.7 years, new cases of type 2 diabetes were determined from self-reported clinical information with subsequent validation by general practitioners.
Results: 151 Participants developed type 2 diabetes during follow-up. In Cox regression models adjusted for age, men in the top third of the leptin distribution were at increased risk (hazard ratio (HR) 4.27, 95% CI 2.67–6.83) and men in the top third of the adiponectin
distribution at reduced risk (HR 0.24, 95% CI 0.14–0.42) relative to men in the bottom third. However, significance was lost for leptin after additional adjustment for BMI, waist to hip ratio, lifestyle factors and biological risk factors, including C-reactive protein (CRP). Further adjustment for HOMA-IR also resulted in loss of significance for adiponectin.
Conclusions: This study provides evidence that adipokines are associated with men’s future type 2 diabetes risk but not independently of other risk factors.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-30
Number of pages7
JournalDiabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume120
Early online date28 Jul 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2016

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