PURPOSE: To determine the utility of estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) as a candidate biomarker for thrombotic biomarkers in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS: We reanalysed baseline pretreatment data in a subset of patients with T1D from two previous RCTs, consisting of a panel of thrombotic markers, including fibrinogen, tissue factor (TF) activity, and plasminogen-activator inhibitor (PAI)-1, and TNFα, and clinical factors (age, T1D duration, HbA1c, insulin requirements, BMI, blood pressure, and eGDR). We employed univariate linear regression models to investigate associations between clinical parameters and eGDR with thrombotic biomarkers. RESULTS: Thirty-two patients were included [mean ± SD age 31 ± 7 years, HbA1c of 58 ± 9 mmol/mol (7.5 ± 0.8%), eGDR 7.73 ± 2.61]. eGDR negatively associated with fibrinogen (P < 0.001), PAI-1 concentrations (P = 0.005), and TF activity (P = 0.020), but not TNFα levels (P = 0.881). We identified 2 clusters of patients displaying significantly different characteristics; 56% (n = 18) were categorised as 'higher-risk', eliciting significantly higher fibrinogen (+ 1514 ± 594 µg/mL; P < 0.001), TF activity (+ 59.23 ± 9.42 pmol/mL; P < 0.001), and PAI-1 (+ 8.48 ± 1.58 pmol/dL; P < 0.001), HbA1c concentrations (+ 14.20 ± 1.04 mmol/mol; P < 0.001), age (+ 7 ± 3 years; P < 0.001), duration of diabetes (15 ± 2 years; P < 0.001), BMI (+ 7.66 ± 2.61 kg/m2; P < 0.001), and lower mean eGDR (- 3.98 ± 1.07; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Compared to BMI and insulin requirements, classical surrogates of insulin resistance, eGDR is a suitable and superior thrombotic risk indicator in T1D. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN4081115; registered 27 June 2017.
Blood Glucose , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 , Fibrinogen/analysis , Glycated Hemoglobin , Insulin/therapeutic use , Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1/blood , Thromboplastin/analysis , Thrombosis , Adult , Biomarkers/analysis , Biomarkers/blood , Blood Coagulation/physiology , Blood Glucose/analysis , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Body Mass Index , Cluster Analysis , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/blood , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/metabolism , Female , Glycated Hemoglobin/analysis , Glycated Hemoglobin/metabolism , Humans , Insulin Resistance , Male , Platelet Aggregation/physiology , Risk Assessment , Thrombosis/blood , Thrombosis/diagnosis , Thrombosis/etiology
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