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Stratification of type 2 diabetes based on routine clinical markers

Safai, Narges ; Ali, Ashfaq LU orcid ; Rossing, Peter and Ridderstråle, Martin LU (2018) In Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 141. p.275-283
Abstract

AIMS: We hypothesized that patients with dysregulated type 2 diabetes may be stratified based on routine clinical markers.

METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, diabetes related clinical measures including age at onset, diabetes duration, HbA1c, BMI, HOMA2-β, HOMA2-IR and GAD65 autoantibodies, were used for sub-grouping patients by K-means clustering and for adjusting. Probability of diabetes complications (95% confidence interval), were calculated using logistic regression.

RESULTS: Based on baseline data from patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 2290), the cluster analysis suggested up to five sub-groups. These were primarily characterized by autoimmune β-cell failure (3%), insulin resistance with short disease... (More)

AIMS: We hypothesized that patients with dysregulated type 2 diabetes may be stratified based on routine clinical markers.

METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, diabetes related clinical measures including age at onset, diabetes duration, HbA1c, BMI, HOMA2-β, HOMA2-IR and GAD65 autoantibodies, were used for sub-grouping patients by K-means clustering and for adjusting. Probability of diabetes complications (95% confidence interval), were calculated using logistic regression.

RESULTS: Based on baseline data from patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 2290), the cluster analysis suggested up to five sub-groups. These were primarily characterized by autoimmune β-cell failure (3%), insulin resistance with short disease duration (21%), non-autoimmune β-cell failure (22%), insulin resistance with long disease duration (32%), and presence of metabolic syndrome (22%), respectively. Retinopathy was more common in the sub-group characterized by non-autoimmune β-cell failure (52% (47.7-56.8)) compared to other sub-groups (22% (20.1-24.1)), adj. p < 0.001. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease, nephropathy and neuropathy also differed between sub-groups, but significance was lost after adjustment.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with type 2 diabetes cluster into clinically relevant sub-groups based on routine clinical markers. The prevalence of diabetes complications seems to be sub-group specific. Our data suggests the need for a tailored strategy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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Biomarkers/blood, Cohort Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy, Humans, Retrospective Studies
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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
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141
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9 pages
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Elsevier
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1872-8227
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10.1016/j.diabres.2018.05.014
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  author       = {{Safai, Narges and Ali, Ashfaq and Rossing, Peter and Ridderstråle, Martin}},
  issn         = {{1872-8227}},
  keywords     = {{Biomarkers/blood; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy; Humans; Retrospective Studies}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{275--283}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice}},
  title        = {{Stratification of type 2 diabetes based on routine clinical markers}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2018.05.014}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.diabres.2018.05.014}},
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