Skin autofluorescence is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study from the Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank.

Abstract

AIMS:

To investigate association between skin autofluorescence (SAF) and cardiovascular events (CVE) and assess its predictive value in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

SAF was measured non-invasively in 3806 Chinese adults with T2D between 2016 and 2019 with CVE as primary endpoint and individual components as secondary endpoints. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine associations between SAF and endpoints with adjustment for conventional risk factors. C-statistic, integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and net reclassification improvement (NRI) were performed to evaluate SAF's predictive value.

RESULTS:

During a median 1.8 (interquartile range, 1.2-3.1) years of follow-up, 172 individuals experienced CVE. Multivariate Cox model showed that SAF was independently associated with CVE (HR 1.18 per SD, 95% CI [1.02, 1.37]), coronary heart disease (HR 1.29 per SD, 95% CI [1.02, 1.63]), and congestive heart failure (HR 1.53 per SD, 95% CI [1.14, 2.05]). SAF yielded additional value on CVE risk stratification with enhanced IDI (95% CI) (0.023 [0.001, 0.057]) and continuous NRI (0.377 [0.002, 0.558]) over traditional risk factors.

CONCLUSIONS:

Higher SAF was independently associated with CVE in Chinese adults with T2D and yielded incremental predictive information for CVE. SAF has potential as a prognostic maker for CVE.

• Authors: Qiao Jin, Eric S H Lau, Andrea O Y Luk, Risa Ozaki, Elaine Y K Chow, Feifei Cheng, Tammy So, Theresa Yeung, Kit-Man Loo, Cadmon K P Lim, Alice P S Kong, Alicia J Jenkins, Juliana C N Chan, Ronald C W Ma, Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank Study Group
• Journal: Journal of diabetes and its complications (J Diabetes Complications) Vol. 35 Issue 10 Pg. 108015 (10 2021) ISSN: 1873-460X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 34384706 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adult
• Biological Specimen Banks
• Cardiovascular Diseases (complications, diagnosis, epidemiology)
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (complications, diagnosis, epidemiology)
• Fluorescence
• Hong Kong (epidemiology)
• Humans
• Prospective Studies
• Risk Factors
• Skin