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Long-term glycemic variability and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in type 2 diabetic patients: Effect of hypothetical interventions using parametric g-formula in a population-based historical cohort study

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  • Khadije Maajani
  • Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani
  • Noushin Fahimfar
  • Ali Sheidaei
  • Mohammad Ali Mansournia
  • Kamran Yazdani

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Background: Harmful effects of long-term HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) variability on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have not been causally examined. We employed a parametric g-formula to estimate the causal effect of HbA1C and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) variability on CVD. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted on 2078 patients with type 2 diabetes who were free of CVD and aged >18 years at the entrance to the clinic (2017–2022), with at least three HbA1c and FPG measurements. Variability was calculated using standard deviation (SD), and coefficient of variation (CV). We used the parametric g-formula to estimate the 5-year risk, risk ratio, and risk difference of CVD under different deciles of HbA1c-SD/CV, FPG-SD/CV, HbA1C levels (≤5%, 5 to ≤7%, and >7), and joint exposure to different deciles of HbA1c-SD and HbA1c values, adjusted for time-varying confounders that are affected by prior exposure. Results: The observed and simulated 5-year risk of CVD under no intervention were 11.6% (95% CI: 10.3, 13.1) and 11.03% (95% CI: 10.2, 12.6) for HbA1C-SD model. The estimated 5-year risk of CVD was increased from the 8.01% (95% CI: 7.5, 10.1%) in the first decile to 15.2% (95% CI: 14.1, 17.7%) in the tenth decile of HbA1c-SD. The results for FPG-SD were similar. Within the stable level of HbA1c (5 to ≤7%) the risk ratio increased from 1.37 (95% CI: 1.19, 1.48) in the first decile to 2.76 (95% CI: 2.06, 3.09) in the tenth decile of HbA1c-SD. Under a joint intervention of HbA1c

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  • Khadije Maajani & Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani & Noushin Fahimfar & Ali Sheidaei & Mohammad Ali Mansournia & Kamran Yazdani, 2025. "Long-term glycemic variability and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in type 2 diabetic patients: Effect of hypothetical interventions using parametric g-formula in a population-based historical coh," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(5), pages 1-16, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0319975
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319975
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