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Inverse Association of Plasma Chromium Levels with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: A Case-Control Study
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Inverse Association of Plasma Chromium Levels with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: A Case-Control Study

Sijing Chen, Xiaoling Jin, Zhilei Shan, Shuzhen Li, Jiawei Yin, Taoping Sun, Cheng Luo, Wei Yang, Ping Yao, Kaifeng Yu, …
Nutrients, Vol.9(3), p.294
03/17/2017
DOI: 10.3390/nu9030294
PMCID: PMC5372957
PMID: 28304331
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https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030294View
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Abstract

Chromium has long been known as an enhancer of insulin action. However, the role of chromium in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in humans remains controversial. The current study aimed to examine the associations of plasma chromium levels with T2DM and pre-diabetes mellitus (pre-DM). We conducted a case-control study involving 1471 patients with newly diagnosed T2DM, 682 individuals with newly diagnosed pre-DM, and 2290 individuals with normal glucose tolerance in a Chinese population from 2009 to 2014. Plasma chromium was measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Plasma chromium levels were lower in the T2DM and pre-DM groups than in the control group (median: 3.68 μg/L, 3.61 μg/L, 3.97 μg/L, respectively, < 0.001). After adjustment for potential confounding factors, the odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for T2DM across increasing quartiles of plasma chromium levels were 1 (referent), 0.67 (0.55-0.83), 0.64 (0.51-0.79), and 0.58 (0.46-0.73), respectively ( for trend <0.001). The corresponding odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for pre-DM were 1 (referent), 0.70 (0.54-0.91), 0.67 (0.52-0.88), and 0.58 (0.43-0.78), respectively ( for trend < 0.001). Our results indicated that plasma chromium concentrations were inversely associated with T2DM and pre-DM in Chinese adults.
Body Mass Index Life Style Limit of Detection Chromium - blood Humans Middle Aged Male Biomarkers - blood Insulin - blood Case-Control Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis Asian Continental Ancestry Group Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood China Triglycerides - blood Cholesterol, HDL - blood Adult Cholesterol, LDL - blood Female Blood Glucose - metabolism

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