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Association Between Serum Bilirubin and the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes

Authors
 Inkuk Lee  ;  Hyeok-Hee Lee  ;  Yongin Cho  ;  Young Ju Choi  ;  Byung Wook Huh  ;  Byung-Wan Lee  ;  Eun Seok Kang  ;  Seok Won Park  ;  Bong-Soo Cha  ;  Eun Jig Lee  ;  Yong-ho Lee  ;  Kap Bum Huh 
Citation
 Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis, Vol.9(1) : 195-204, 2020-01 
Journal Title
Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
ISSN
 2287-2892 
Issue Date
2020-01
Keywords
Diabetes mellitus, type 2 ; Bilirubin ; Carotid intima-media thickness ; Atherosclerosis
Abstract
Objective

This study investigated whether serum bilirubin levels can predict the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).


Methods

This observational study included 1,381 subjects with T2DM in whom serial measurements of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) were made at 1- to 2-year intervals for 6–8 years. The progression of carotid atherosclerosis was defined as newly detected plaque lesions on repeat ultrasonography. After dividing total serum bilirubin levels into tertiles, the association between total serum bilirubin at baseline and plaque progression status was analyzed.


Results

Among 1,381 T2DM patients, 599 (43.4%) were categorized as having plaque progression in their carotid arteries. Those with plaque progression were significantly older; showed a higher prevalence of hypertension, abdominal obesity, and chronic kidney disease; and had a longer duration of T2DM, higher levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, and insulin resistance, and lower total bilirubin concentrations than those with no plaque progression. When total serum bilirubin levels were divided into tertiles, the highest tertile group was younger than the lowest tertile group, with higher levels of TC and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated that higher serum bilirubin levels were associated with a significantly lower risk of CIMT progression (odds ratio, 0.584; 95% confidence interval, 0.392–0.870; p=0.008). Age (p<0.001), body mass index (p=0.023), and TC (p=0.019) were also associated with the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in T2DM patients.


Conclusion

Total serum bilirubin is independently associated with progression of atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries in T2DM patients.
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DOI
10.12997/jla.2020.9.1.195
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kang, Eun Seok(강은석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-4675
Lee, Byung Wan(이병완) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-4992
Lee, Yong Ho(이용호) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-4942
Lee, Eun Jig(이은직) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9876-8370
Lee, Inkuk(이인국)
Cho, Yong In(조용인) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4645-816X
Cha, Bong Soo(차봉수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-2854
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/176016
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