HbA1c, fasting and 2 h plasma glucose in current, ex- and never-smokers: a meta-analysis

Soraya Soulimane, Dominique Simon, William H Herman, Celine Lange, Crystal M Y Lee, Stephen Colagiuri, Jonathan E Shaw, Paul Z Zimmet, Dianna Magliano, Sandra R G Ferreira, Yanghu Dong, Lei Zhang, Torben Jorgensen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Viswanathan Mohan, Dirk Lund Christensen, Lydia Kaduka, Jacqueline M Dekker, Giel Nijpels, Coen D A StehouwerOlivier Lantieri, Wilfred Y Fujimoto, Donna L Leonetti, Marguerite J McNeely, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Edward J Boyko, Dorte Vistisen, Beverley Balkau, DETECT-2 Study Group

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    Abstract

    AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The relationships between smoking and glycaemic variables have not been well explored. We compared HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2 h plasma glucose (2H-PG) in current, ex- and never-smokers.

    METHODS: This meta-analysis used individual data from 16,886 men and 18,539 women without known diabetes in 12 DETECT-2 consortium studies and in the French Data from an Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome (DESIR) and Telecom studies. Means of three glycaemic variables in current, ex- and never-smokers were modelled by linear regression, with study as a random factor. The I (2) statistic was used to evaluate heterogeneity among studies.

    RESULTS: HbA1c was 0.10% (95% CI 0.08, 0.12) (1.1 mmol/mol [0.9, 1.3]) higher in current smokers and 0.03% (0.01, 0.05) (0.3 mmol/mol [0.1, 0.5]) higher in ex-smokers, compared with never-smokers. For FPG, there was no significant difference between current and never-smokers (-0.004 mmol/l [-0.03, 0.02]) but FPG was higher in ex-smokers (0.12 mmol/l [0.09, 0.14]). In comparison with never-smokers, 2H-PG was lower (-0.44 mmol/l [-0.52, -0.37]) in current smokers, with no difference for ex-smokers (0.02 mmol/l [-0.06, 0.09]). There was a large and unexplained heterogeneity among studies, with I (2) always above 50%; I (2) was little changed after stratification by sex and adjustment for age and BMI. In this study population, current smokers had a prevalence of diabetes that was 1.30% higher as screened by HbA1c and 0.52% lower as screened by 2H-PG, in comparison with never-smokers.

    CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION: Across this heterogeneous group of studies, current smokers had a higher HbA1c and lower 2H-PG than never-smokers. This will affect the chances of smokers being diagnosed with diabetes.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalDiabetologia
    Volume57
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)30-9
    Number of pages10
    ISSN0012-186X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

    Keywords

    • Blood Glucose
    • Fasting
    • Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
    • Humans
    • Smoking

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