Carsta Koehler

Institut für klinische Forschung und Entwicklung, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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  • Article: Conversion of IGT to type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with incident cases of hypertension: a post-hoc analysis of the STOP-NIDDM trial.
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    ABSTRACT: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension are closely associated and contribute together to microvascular and macrovascular end-organ damage. Prevalence of hypertension is increased even in the prediabetic state. However, there is little information available about the relationship between incidence of hypertension and a deterioration of glucose tolerance from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to diabetes. To clarify these issues we analysed data from the Stop non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (STOP-NIDDM) trial - a prospective interventional study for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes using the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose. Hypertension was already present at study entry in 702 (51.3%) of 1368 patients who were eligible for intention-to-treat analysis. A total of 96 out of the 666 normotensive individuals at baseline developed hypertension during the 3.3-year follow-up. The strongest risk factors for time to development of hypertension were abdominal obesity at baseline [hazard ratio 1.91, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.19-3.05, P < 0.01] and worsening of glucose tolerance (hazard ratio 1.54, 95% CI 1.02-2.32, P < 0.05), whereas acarbose treatment reduced the risk of hypertension (hazard ratio 0.59, 95% CI 0.39-0.90, P < 0.05). A significant relationship was found between the development of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in patients with IGT, and treatment with acarbose, which primarily improved postprandial hyperglycaemia, reduced the incidence of hypertension as well as diabetes. This suggests that the two entities shared 'common soil'.
    Journal of hypertension 05/2012; 30(7):1440-3. · 4.02 Impact Factor
  • Article: Extended abdominoperineal excision vs. standard abdominoperineal excision in rectal cancer--a systematic overview.
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    ABSTRACT: After introduction of total mesorectal excision (TME) as the gold standard for rectal cancer surgery, oncologic results appeared to be inferior for abdominoperineal excision (APE) as compared to anterior resection. This has been attributed to the technique of standard APE creating a waist at the level of the tumor-bearing segment. This systematic review investigates outcome of both standard and extended techniques of APE regarding inadvertent bowel perforation, circumferential margin (CRM) involvement, and local recurrence. A literature search was performed to identify all articles reporting on APE after the introduction of TME using Medline, Ovid, and Embase. Extended APE was defined as operations that resected the levator ani muscle close to its origin. All other techniques were taken to be standard. Studies so identified were evaluated using a validated instrument for assessing nonrandomized studies. Rates for perforation, CRM involvement, and local recurrence were compared using chi-square statistics. In the extended group, 1,097 patients, and in the standard group, 4,147 patients could be pooled for statistical analysis. The rate of inadvertent bowel perforation and the rate of CRM involvement for extended vs. standard APE was 4.1% vs. 10.4% (relative risk reduction 60.6%, p = 0.004) and 9.6% vs. 15.4% (relative risk reduction 37.7%, p = 0.022), respectively. The local recurrence rate was 6.6% vs. 11.9% (relative risk reduction 44.5%, p < 0.001) for the two groups. This systematic review suggests that extended techniques of APE result in superior oncologic outcome as compared to standard techniques.
    International Journal of Colorectal Disease 05/2011; 26(10):1227-40. · 2.38 Impact Factor
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    Article: Metabolic syndrome and its single traits as risk factors for diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance: the STOP-NIDDM trial.
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    ABSTRACT: The STOP-NIDDM trial was an international, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised study in people with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). They were treated with an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, acarbose, to prevent diabetes; the overall number needed to treat (NNT) was 11. In a secondary analysis, we considered the impact of single traits and overall metabolic syndrome (MetS) respectively on risk of diabetes and NNT respectively. In all, there were 1,368 patients. They were followed up for 3.3 years, and the prevalence of MetS was 61%. Multivariate analysis revealed treatment group 2-hour (post-challenge) plasma glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C), triglycerides and leukocyte count as independent predictors. The annual incidence of diabetes in the placebo group with MetS was 18.7% vs. 11.2% in patients without MetS; the corresponding figures in the acarbose group were 13.5% and 9.4%, respectively. The NNT in patients was 5.8 in patients with MetS and 16.5 in those without MetS. In conclusion, most single traits and overall MetS label a very high-risk group in people with IGT. People with MetS reach a NNT to prevent development of new diabetes with acarbose of 5.8.
    Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research 02/2009; 6(1):32-7. · 2.12 Impact Factor
  • Article: Effect of acarbose on vascular disease in patients with abnormal glucose tolerance.
    Markolf Hanefeld, Frank Schaper, Carsta Koehler
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    ABSTRACT: Excessive postprandial (pp) glucose excursion in people with IGT and type 2 diabetes is associated with a cascade of proatherogenic events. Acarbose, a potent competitive inhibitor of alpha-glucosidases of the small intestine specifically reduces pp hyperglycemia with an average reduction of HbA1c by 0.8% in Cochrane metaanalysis. This is associated with pleiotropic effects on a broad spectrum of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors: reduction of overweight, lowering of blood pressure, triglycerides, hsCRP, fibrinogen and other biomarkers of low grade inflammation. Flow mediated vasodilation was improved and progression of intima media thickness was reduced by acarbose. In the STOP-NIDDM trial in people with IGT acarbose decreased the incidence of diabetes by 36%. The STOP-NIDDM trial with CV events as secondary objective is the only intervention trial in people with IGT so far with a significant benefit for CV disease inclusive hypertension. In a metaanalysis of controlled studies (MeRIA) in patients with type 2 diabetes, treatment with acarbose was associated with a 64% lower rate of myocardial infarction and 35% less CV events. Thus results so far available prove that acarbose is an effective and safe drug to treat abnormal glucose tolerance. They suggest that acarbose can help to control a broad spectrum of CV risk factors and may prevent CV disease.
    Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy 03/2008; 22(3):225-31. · 3.13 Impact Factor
  • Article: Relationship between diurnal blood pressure variation and diurnal blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetic patients.
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    ABSTRACT: Hypertension and hyperglycemia are established risk factors for progression of microangiopathies and macroangiopathies in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cardiovascular risk is even more increased in diabetic patients with nocturnal nondipping or postprandial hyperglycemia. We therefore investigated the relationship between diurnal hyperglycemia and diurnal blood pressure (BP) variation in patients. One hundred seven hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients received a 24-h ambulatory BP recording. In addition, a diurnal blood glucose profile was assessed under standardized conditions on the same day: before breakfast, 2 h after breakfast, before lunch, 2 h after lunch, before dinner, 2 h after dinner, at 10:00 pm, at midnight, and 3:00 am of the following day. Degrees of fasting and postprandial hyperglycemia were calculated as area under the curve. Nocturnal nondipping occurred in 73% of our patients. Nondippers showed higher postprandial blood glucose excursions than dippers (59.5 +/- 29 v 40.7 +/- 33 mmol h/L), whereas fasting hyperglycemia or glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)) were not significantly different (56.6 +/- 49 v 54.1 +/- 44 mmol h/L and 8.8% +/- 1.9% v 8.2% +/- 1.8% for nondippers and dippers, respectively). Nocturnal nondipping was associated with a higher urinary protein excretion and lower day/night heart rate ratio. Multivariate analysis revealed postprandial hyperglycemia as an independent predictor for nondipping. Postprandial rather than fasting hyperglycemia was associated with abnormal diurnal BP variation. These observations might favor treatment regimes targeted on postprandial hyperglycemia, which could restore dipping pattern.
    American Journal of Hypertension 06/2007; 20(5):541-5. · 3.18 Impact Factor
  • Article: Effect of simvastatin and/or pioglitazone on insulin resistance, insulin secretion, adiponectin, and proinsulin levels in nondiabetic patients at cardiovascular risk--the PIOSTAT Study.
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    ABSTRACT: We investigated the effect of pioglitazone in comparison with and in combination with simvastatin on insulin resistance, plasma adiponectin, postprandial plasma glucose, insulin, and intact proinsulin levels in a nondiabetic population at cardiovascular risk. One hundred twenty-five nondiabetic patients at cardiovascular risk were randomized to pioglitazone (PIO), pioglitazone and simvastatin (PIO/SIM), or simvastatin (SIM) treatments. Blood samples were taken for the measurement of adiponectin and lipid levels. In addition, an oral glucose load with the measurements of glucose, insulin, and intact proinsulin levels was performed. Adiponectin levels increased from 14.0+/-8.2 to 27.6+/-14.5 microg/mL (P<.0001) during PIO treatment and from 11.7+/-10.0 to 26.7+/-15.7 microg/mL (P<.0001) during PIO/SIM treatment. A decrease in adiponectin levels from 15.5+/-12.7 to 11.6+/-7.0 microg/mL (P<.05) was observed during SIM treatment. Although fasting intact proinsulin levels remained unchanged, the increase in postprandial intact proinsulin levels could be reduced from 29.5+/-21.4 to 22.1+/-17.5 pmol/L (P<.01) during PIO treatment and from 24.3+/-27.4 to 21.1+/-16.5 mmol/L (P<.05) during PIO/SIM treatment. Lipid parameters improved during SIM treatment but not during PIO treatment. Combined treatment with PIO/SIM was superior in improving overall cardiovascular risk profile than every single drug.
    Metabolism 05/2007; 56(4):491-6. · 2.66 Impact Factor
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    Article: Impact of the individual components of the metabolic syndrome and their different combinations on the prevalence of atherosclerotic vascular disease in type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes in Germany (DIG) study.
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    ABSTRACT: One of the major controversies surrounding the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in type 2 diabetes is whether its single components act synergistically as risk factors for atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD). We aimed to answer this by evaluating the relationship, and its various combinations to AVD in comparison to single traits in a population-based study with type 2 diabetes in Germany. 4020 unselected patients with type 2 diabetes aged 35 - 80 years. MetS was: diabetes plus > or = 2 traits of the MetS by AHA/NHBLI definition.AVD was: history of myocardial infarction and/or coronary revascularization and/or stroke. The occurrence of AVD in relation to overall MetS/single traits/combinations was presented as OR (95% CI). Multiple logistic regression, including established cardiovascular risk factors, modeled their associations. The prevalence of overall MetS was 74.4% and the OR for AVD was 1.41 (1.12-1.78), which however was higher for hypertension as single trait (OR 4.76). Different combinations of MetS presented a wide range of ORs (0.47 to 10.90) and strong sex differences. Some clusters of MetS including hypertension and low HDL-cholesterol presented a higher risk factor than single traits or their sum, whereas the others out of 11 possible carried no increased AVD risk. Multiple logistic regression showed independent association between AVD and overall MetS. The overall MetS in type 2 diabetes comprises 11 heterogenous clusters of traits. Overall MetS increases the risk of AVD in type 2 diabetes and individual traits in some clusters with hypertension and low HDL-cholesterol may act synergistically as risk factors particularly in women.
    Cardiovascular Diabetology 01/2007; 6:13. · 3.35 Impact Factor
  • Article: Impact of glucagon response on postprandial hyperglycemia in men with impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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    ABSTRACT: Glucagon is the physiological antagonist of insulin. Postprandial (pp) hyperglycemia in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may also depend on irregularities in glucagon secretion. This study investigated the glucagon excursion after a lipid-glucose-protein tolerance test in subjects with different stages of glucose intolerance. We also analyzed the relationship between pp glucagon secretion and hyperglycemias. A total of 64 men (27 healthy subjects with normal glucose tolerance [NGT], 15 with IGT, and 22 with T2DM) were examined. Plasma glucose (PG), insulin, proinsulin, free fatty acids, and triglycerides were measured in the fasting state and at 30 minutes and 2, 3, 4, and 6 hours after the intake of the test meal, which contained 126 g carbohydrates, 92 g fat, and 17 g protein. Postprandial concentrations of metabolic parameters were calculated as area under the curve (AUC). Glucagon was measured in the fasting state and at 30 minutes and 2 and 4 hours pp. Early glucagon increment was defined as glucagon at 30 minutes minus fasting glucagon. The insulin response was quantified as insulin increment divided by PG increment in the corresponding time. Insulin resistance was calculated using lomeostasis model assessment (HOMA). Fasting glucagon was significantly increased in IGT vs NGT (P<.05), and early glucagon increment was significantly higher in T2DM vs NGT and IGT (P<.05). The 2-hour glucagon concentration after the load (AUC) was increased in IGT and T2DM vs NGT (P<.05). Early glucagon increment and the 2-hour AUC of glucagon were strongly correlated to pp glycemia (r=0.494 and P=.001, and r=0.439 and P=.003, respectively). An inverse correlation was observed between early glucagon increment and insulin response at 30 minutes and 2 hours after the meal load (r=-0.287 and P=.026, and r=-0.435 and P=.001, respectively). The 2-hour AUC of glucagon was significantly associated with insulin resistance (r=0.354, P=.020). Multivariate analysis revealed 2-hour insulin response and early glucagon increment as significant independent determinants of the AUC of PG in IGT (R=0.787). In T2DM, 2-hour insulin response, insulin resistance, and early glucagon increment were significant determinants of the AUC of PG (R=0.867). Our study suggests an important role for the irregularities in glucagon response in the pp glucose excursion after a standardized oral mixed meal in IGT and in T2DM. According to our data, a bihormonal imbalance starts before diabetes is diagnosed. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate the impact of glucagon on the progression of glucose intolerance and the possible effects of medicinal suppression of glucagon increment to prevent the progression of glucose tolerance.
    Metabolism 09/2005; 54(9):1168-73. · 2.66 Impact Factor
  • Article: Ala12Ala genotype of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 protects against atherosclerosis.
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    ABSTRACT: A mutation in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 (PPARgamma2) gene with a cytosine to guanine substitution results in an exchange of proline (Pro) with alanine (Ala) in exon B (codon 12) of this gene. This polymorphism has been associated with high insulin sensitivity and low body weight, but no data have been published to date about its effect on early atherosclerosis. We investigated the relationship of the Pro(12)Ala polymorphism to early atherosclerosis, measured by the intima-media thickness (IMT). A total of 622 subjects were included, aged 40-70 yr, who were participants of the RIAD (Risk factors in Impaired glucose tolerance for Atherosclerosis and Diabetes) study and were at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Altogether, 449 of the subjects had the common genotype (Pro(12)Pro), 162 had the Pro(12)Ala genotype, and 11 the Ala(12)Ala genotype. IMT was significantly decreased in subjects with the Ala(12)Ala genotype compared with subjects with the other two genotypes. Body mass index, free fatty acid levels, and leukocyte count were lower in subjects with the Ala(12)Ala genotype compared with subjects with the Pro(12)Pro or Pro(12)Ala genotypes. In multivariate analysis, the Ala(12)Ala genotype was a significant independent determinant of IMT. Furthermore, we demonstrated specific expression of the PPARgamma2 gene in human atherosclerotic lesions as well as in cultured primary macrophages and foam cells. In conclusion, our data suggest that the Ala(12)Ala genotype of the PPARgamma2 gene may protect from early atherosclerosis in subjects at risk for diabetes.
    Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp Metabolism 10/2004; 89(9):4238-42. · 6.50 Impact Factor
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    Article: Fluctuations in glycaemia in clinical diabetes mellitus type 2 are not associated with carotid intima-media thickening.
    Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research 06/2004; 1(1):51-2. · 2.12 Impact Factor
  • Article: Acarbose slows progression of intima-media thickness of the carotid arteries in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.
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    ABSTRACT: Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)-a prediabetic state-is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis. Acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, was shown in the placebo-controlled prospective study to prevent noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (STOP-NIDDM) trial to reduce the risk of diabetes by 36% in IGT subjects. This article reports on a placebo-controlled subgroup analysis of the STOP-NIDDM study to examine the efficacy of acarbose to slow progression of intima-media thickness (IMT) in subjects with IGT. One hundred thirty-two IGT subjects were randomized to placebo (n=66) or acarbose (n=66) 100 mg 3 times daily; the study duration was at least 3 years, mean follow-up time 3.9 (SD 0.6) years. Carotid IMT was determined at study entry and the end of the trial. The intent-to-treat analysis included 56 subjects in the acarbose and 59 in the control group who had a baseline and endpoint measurement. A significant reduction of the progression of IMT(mean) was observed in the acarbose group versus placebo. After an average time of 3.9 years, IMT(mean) increased by 0.02 (0.07) mm in the acarbose group versus 0.05 (0.06) mm in the placebo group (P=0.027). The annual increase of IMT(mean) was reduced by approximately 50% in the acarbose group versus placebo. Multiple linear regression revealed IMT progression as significantly related to acarbose intake. Acarbose slows progression of IMT in IGT subjects, a high-risk population for diabetes and atherosclerosis. This is the first placebo-controlled prospective subgroup analysis, demonstrating that counterbalancing of postprandial hyperglycemia may be vasoprotective.
    Stroke 06/2004; 35(5):1073-8. · 5.73 Impact Factor
  • Article: Insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity pattern is different in isolated impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose: the risk factor in Impaired Glucose Tolerance for Atherosclerosis and Diabetes study.
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    ABSTRACT: Isolated impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) are two risk categories for type 2 diabetes. This study compared both categories with respect to the degree of insulin secretion abnormalities and insulin resistance. This is a crossover comparison of a population at high risk for type 2 diabetes. The subjects were recruited from the Risk Factor in Impaired Glucose Tolerance for Atherosclerosis and Diabetes (RIAD) study. They underwent a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test, with measurement of specific insulin, C-peptide, proinsulin, and free fatty acids at baseline and every 30 min after load for 2 h. Factor analysis was performed to evaluate the importance of insulin resistance and secretion abnormalities in both categories. All categories of prediabetic hyperglycemia had a higher cardiovascular risk factor level when adjusted for sex, age, and BMI compared to control subjects with normal glucose tolerance. Subjects with isolated IFG were more insulin resistant than those with IGT. By contrast, subjects with isolated IGT exhibited a more severe deficit in early- and late-phase insulin secretion versus IFG subjects. As shown with factor analysis, in IFG the insulin resistance factor explained 28.4% of the variance, whereas in IGT the insulin secretion factor was dominant, explaining 31.1% of the total variance. Our cross-sectional data from the RIAD study demonstrate that isolated IFG and isolated IGT are different with respect to the degree of insulin resistance and anomalies in insulin secretion, and that subjects with IGT exhibit a deficit in the early and late phases of insulin secretion. This finding may be important for a differential approach in primary prevention of type 2 diabetes.
    Diabetes Care 04/2003; 26(3):868-74. · 8.09 Impact Factor
  • Article: Leukocyte count and fibrinogen are associated with carotid and femoral intima-media thickness in a risk population for diabetes.
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    ABSTRACT: To investigate the relationship of the inflammatory parameters--leukocyte count and fibrinogen level--to the intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery and the common femoral artery, as well as to a variety of risk factors within the metabolic syndrome in a risk population for diabetes. A total of 597 subjects were analyzed from the Risk factors in Impaired glucose tolerance for Atherosclerosis and Diabetes (RIAD) study, who were at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes. IMT of the common carotid and common femoral artery was determined by B-mode ultrasound. Leukocyte count and fibrinogen level, as well as various risk factors for atherosclerosis, were measured by established methods. In univariate analysis, leukocyte count and fibrinogen level correlated significantly to carotid and femoral IMT. Leukocyte count was significantly correlated to body mass index, waist to hip ratio, blood pressure, plasma triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (inversely), fasting and postprandial plasma glucose, insulin and proinsulin, PAI(active), tPA and microalbuminuria, as well as to smoking and physical activity (inversely). Fibrinogen level was significantly correlated with body mass index, systolic blood pressure, plasma triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, PAI(active), tPA and von Willebrandt factor, as well as with smoking and low physical activity. In multivariate analysis, leukocyte count was an independent determinant of the maximal carotid IMT and fibrinogen level of femoral IMT. Our study indicates that low-grade inflammation is correlated to IMT, as an indicator of early atherosclerosis, and is strongly associated to a variety of risk factors within the metabolic syndrome in a population at risk for type 2 diabetes.
    Cardiovascular Research 12/2002; 56(2):277-83. · 6.06 Impact Factor
  • Article: Pulse pressure is a strong predictor of cardiovascular risk: Data of the risk factors in impaired glucose tolerance for atherosclerosis and diabetes and the Sofia Metabolic Syndrome studies.
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    ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between pulse pressure (PP), cardiovascular risk factors and intima-media thickness (IMT) in a population at risk for type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis in Saxony, and to assess the association between PP and history of myocardial infarction in the general population of Bulgaria. The Risk factors in IGT for Atherosclerosis and Diabetes (RIAD) study included 1139 subjects, aged 40-70 years, with a family history of type 2 diabetes, obesity and/or hyper/dyslipoproteinemia. The SMS study included 1018 subjects (> 14 years of age) from the general population of Bulgaria. In RIAD study, PP was significantly correlated with age, plasma glucose, body mass index, microalbuminuria, triglycerides, waist-to-hip ratio, plasminogen activator inhibitor, total cholesterol, free fatty acids, leucocytes count and HDL-cholesterol (inversely). PP was also significantly correlated with carotid IMT. In multivariate analysis PP was an independent determinant of IMT. In the Sofia Metabolic Syndrome (SMS) study PP was significantly correlated with age, body mass index, waist circumference and fasting glucose and was an independent significant determinant of history of myocardial infarction. PP was an important cardiovascular risk factor both in a risk population for type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis in Saxony and in the general population of Bulgaria.
    Folia medica 51(1):34-41.
  • Article: Association of physical activity with insulin resistance, subclinical inflammation, coagulation, and fibrinolytic biomarkers among population at high risk for type 2 diabetes.
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    ABSTRACT: TO investigate the association of physical activity with insulin resistance and biomarkers of inflammation, coagulation, and fibrinolysis in a population at high risk for type 2 diabetes. A total of 778 subjects from the Risk factors in Impaired Glucose Tolerance for Atherosclerosis and Diabetes (RIAD) study aged 40-70 years were included in the present cross-sectional analysis. Participants classified as having low physical activity (PA) were more insulin resistant in comparison to participants with medium (P = 0.042) and high PA (P = 0.015). Individuals with high physical activity had a significantly lower leucocytes count than individuals with low PA (P = 0.027) and significantly lower hs-CRP and fibrinogen concentrations than individuals with medium (P = 0.011 and P = 0.021) and low physical activity (P = 0.04 and P = 0.007). Although a trend towards a decrease in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) levels with increasing physical activity was present, significant differences were observed only between subjects with high and medium physical activity (P = 0.045 and P = 0.033). In multivariate regression analyses physical activity was an independent determinant of insulin resistance, leucocytes count, hs-CRP, and fibrinogen concentrations. CONCLUSIONs: Physical activity was independently associated with insulin resistance and biomarkers of inflammation, whereas only a tendency towards decreased concentrations of coagulation and fibrinolytic biomarkers with increasing physical activity was observed.
    Folia medica 54(2):32-9.