PurposeChildhood overweight and obesity associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome represent the new global pandemic and the main causative factors for dysglycemia, prediabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Predictors, such as HOMA-IR, HOMA-beta%, and QUICKI lack specific reference values in children. OGTT is a gold standard for glycometabolic assessment. Recently, a glycemic level higher than 155 mg/dl at + 60 ' after glucose ingestion has been defined as a risk factor for T2DM in obese adolescents. We aim to analyze and correlate fasting insulin-resistance markers with OGTT results in overweight/obese children and adolescents.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated glucose and insulin values during a 2-h OGTT every 30 min in 236 overweight/obese patients. Glucose values and insulin sum during OGTT were compared to glycometabolic indexes and different cut-off values for insulin sum.ResultsA 1-h glucose > 155 mg/dl and insulin sum > 535 microU/ml at all times during OGTT are the best predictors of diabetes risk in obese youths. A1-h glucose > 155 mg/dl is significantly associated with HbA1c > 5.7%, while no association was observed between HbA1c > 5.7% and glucose levels at baseline and 2 h. The ability of the standardized HOMA-IR to predict the prediabetes status is clearly lower than the total insulin sum at OGTT.ConclusionOur study demonstrates that also 1-h post-OGTT glucose, together with HbA1c, is an effective diabetes predictor.
Are glucose and insulin levels at all time points during OGTT a reliable marker of diabetes mellitus risk in pediatric obesity?
La Valle, A;d'Annunzio, G;Campanello, C;Tantari, G;Pistorio, A;Patti, G;Bassi, M;Piccolo, G;Maghnie, M
2023-01-01
Abstract
PurposeChildhood overweight and obesity associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome represent the new global pandemic and the main causative factors for dysglycemia, prediabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Predictors, such as HOMA-IR, HOMA-beta%, and QUICKI lack specific reference values in children. OGTT is a gold standard for glycometabolic assessment. Recently, a glycemic level higher than 155 mg/dl at + 60 ' after glucose ingestion has been defined as a risk factor for T2DM in obese adolescents. We aim to analyze and correlate fasting insulin-resistance markers with OGTT results in overweight/obese children and adolescents.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated glucose and insulin values during a 2-h OGTT every 30 min in 236 overweight/obese patients. Glucose values and insulin sum during OGTT were compared to glycometabolic indexes and different cut-off values for insulin sum.ResultsA 1-h glucose > 155 mg/dl and insulin sum > 535 microU/ml at all times during OGTT are the best predictors of diabetes risk in obese youths. A1-h glucose > 155 mg/dl is significantly associated with HbA1c > 5.7%, while no association was observed between HbA1c > 5.7% and glucose levels at baseline and 2 h. The ability of the standardized HOMA-IR to predict the prediabetes status is clearly lower than the total insulin sum at OGTT.ConclusionOur study demonstrates that also 1-h post-OGTT glucose, together with HbA1c, is an effective diabetes predictor.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.