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The Association of Measures of Cardiovascular Autonomic Function, Heart Rate, and Orthostatic Hypotension With Incident Glucose Disorders: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

TitleThe Association of Measures of Cardiovascular Autonomic Function, Heart Rate, and Orthostatic Hypotension With Incident Glucose Disorders: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsBarzilay, JI, Tressel, W, Biggs, ML, Stein, PK, Kizer, JR, Shitole, SG, Bene-Alhasan, Y, Mukamal, KJ
JournalDiabetes Care
Volume45
Issue10
Pagination2376-2382
Date Published2022 10 01
ISSN1935-5548
KeywordsAged, Autonomic Nervous System, Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Glucose, Heart Rate, Humans, Hypotension, Orthostatic, Insulin Resistance
Abstract<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>The autonomic nervous system (ANS) innervates pancreatic endocrine cells, muscle, and liver, all of which participate in glucose metabolism. We tested whether measures of cardiovascular ANS function are independently associated with incident diabetes and annual change in fasting glucose (FG) levels as well as with insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in older adults without diabetes.</p><p><b>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: </b>Heart rate (HR) and measures of HR variability (HRV) were derived from 24-h electrocardiographic monitoring. Blood pressure, seated and standing, was measured. Cox proportional hazards models and linear mixed models were used to analyze the associations between HRV, HR, and orthostatic hypotension (SBP >20 mmHg decline) and incident diabetes or longitudinal FG change.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The mean annual unadjusted FG change was 1 mg/dL. Higher detrended fluctuation analyses (DFA) values, averaged over 4-11 (DFA1) or 12-20 beats (DFA2)-reflecting greater versus less organization of beat-to-beat intervals-were associated with less FG increase over time (per 1-SD increment: DFA1: -0.49 mg/dL/year [-0.96, -0.03]; DFA2: -0.55 mg/dL/year [-1.02, -0.09]). In mutually adjusted analyses, higher SD of the N-N interval (SDNN) was associated with less FG increase over time (per 1-SD increment: SDNN: -0.62 mg/dL/year [-1.22, -0.03]). Higher values of DFA1, DFA2, and SDNN were each associated with greater insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity but not with incident diabetes. We observed no association of HR or orthostatic hypotension with diabetes or FG change.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Specific measures of cardiac autonomic function are prospectively related to FG level changes and insulin secretion and action.</p>
DOI10.2337/dc22-0553
Alternate JournalDiabetes Care
PubMed ID35916730
Grant ListHHSN268201200036C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HHSN268200800007C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HHSN268201800001C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85080 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85081 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85082 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85083 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85086 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
75N92021D00006 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01 HL130114 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
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22/10