| Literature DB >> 27206478 |
Saul Blecker1,2, Hannah Park3, Stuart D Katz4.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Comorbid diabetes is common in heart failure and associated with increased hospitalization and mortality. Nonetheless, the association between glycemic control and outcomes among patients with heart failure and diabetes remains poorly characterized, particularly among low income and minority patients.Entities:
Keywords: Diabetes; Heart failure; hbA1c
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27206478 PMCID: PMC4875651 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-016-0275-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Cardiovasc Disord ISSN: 1471-2261 Impact factor: 2.298
Baseline characteristics of 4723 patients with heart failure and diabetes, by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) category
| HbA1c range | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <6.5 | 6.5–6.9 | 7–7.9 | 8–8.9 | ≥9 | |
| ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |
| Age, years | 67.1 (12.9) | 66.3 (12.4) | 65.4 (12.0) | 63.7 (11.7) | 60.9 (11.5) |
| Female | 53.6 | 52.0 | 55.6 | 52.3 | 49.2 |
| Black Race | 47.2 | 41.7 | 41.2 | 39.7 | 42.0 |
| Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity | 28.7 | 28.8 | 29.8 | 32.2 | 32.2 |
| Insurance | |||||
| Medicaid | 28.2 | 31.2 | 30.6 | 33.3 | 33.5 |
| Medicare | 30.5 | 27.0 | 25.7 | 24.1 | 18.7 |
| Private | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Self-Pay | 18.0 | 18.8 | 22.4 | 24.9 | 27.7 |
| Other | 19.3 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 13.0 | 15.4 |
| Diabetes Severity Index | 3.5 (1.7) | 3.3 (1.7) | 3.3 (1.6) | 3.5 (1.7) | 3.4 (1.7) |
| Comorbid Conditions | |||||
| Myocardial Infarction | 10.8 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 14.7 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 11.7 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 17.8 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 13.2 | 10.7 |
| Dementia | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 23.8 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 24.5 | 25.8 |
| Rheumatic Disease | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Liver Disease | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| Renal Disease | 30.3 | 19.7 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 21.4 |
| Malignancy or Tumor | 8.6 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| Heart Rate, beats/min | 74.8 (13.1) | 75.2 (12.9) | 76.3 (13.2) | 77.6 (14.1) | 78.2 (13.8) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHG | 133.7 (22.4) | 135.3 (23.0) | 134.6 (22.2) | 135.6 (23.4) | 134.7 (22.9) |
| Creatinine, mg/dl | 1.9 (1.8) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.3) | 1.5 (1.3) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl | 11.6 (2.0) | 12.0 (1.9) | 12.0 (1.9) | 12.1 (1.9) | 12.2 (2.0) |
| ACE inhibitor or ARB | 55.1 | 58.2 | 58.8 | 56.7 | 59.9 |
| Beta-Blocker | 36.7 | 34.8 | 37.5 | 35.6 | 34.5 |
| Loop Diuretic | 57.9 | 63.0 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 57.4 |
| Insulin | 21.7 | 25.2 | 35.8 | 50.9 | 62.3 |
| Metformin | 14.1 | 22.2 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 19.5 |
| Sulfonylurea | 9.0 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
| Prior Utilization | |||||
| Hospitalization in Prior 90 Days | 54.3 | 45.3 | 52.8 | 53.8 | 58.9 |
| Hospitalizations, Prior Year | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.2 (1.8) | 1.4 (1.9) | 1.4 (1.7) | 1.5 (2.0) |
| ED Visits, Prior Year | 0.6 (1.3) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.6 (1.7) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.6 (1.3) |
| Clinic Visits, Prior Year | 6.9 (12.8) | 7.3 (15.3) | 6.6 (15.0) | 5.3 (12.6) | 5.5 (12.2) |
Values are percentages or mean (standard deviation)
Frequency of outcome events of hospitalization, mortality, and heart failure hospitalization during follow up, by HbA1c category
| HbA1c range |
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <6.5 ( | 6.5–6.9 ( | 7–7.9 ( | 8–8.9 ( | ≥9 ( | ||
| Hospitalization | 68.6 | 64.7 | 65.2 | 66.2 | 68.9 | 0.16 |
| Heart Failure Hospitalization | 26.6 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 35.3 | <0.001 |
| Mortality | 30.5 | 25.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 26.8 | <0.01 |
Fig. 1Kaplan Meier curves for hospitalization free survival by HbA1c category among 4723 patients with heart failure and diabetes. p = 0.10 for differences among curves using the log-rank test
Hazard ratio for outcomes of hospitalization, mortality, and heart failure hospitalization by HbA1c category among 4723 patients with heart failure and diabetes. Adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, insurance, comorbidities, blood pressure, heart rate, creatinine, hemoglobin, medications, and prior utilization
| Hospitalization | Heart failure hospitalization | Mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| HbA1c category | ||||||
| <6.5 | 1.12 (0.99–1.26) | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 0.95 (0.79–1.14) | 0.92 (0.75–1.13) | 1.32 (1.10–1.60) | 1.16 (0.94–1.42) |
| 6.5–6.9 | 1.06 (0.93–1.22) | 1.05 (0.91–1.22) | 0.97 (0.79–1.20) | 1.03 (0.83–1.29) | 1.09 (0.87–1.35) | 1.11 (0.88–1.41) |
| 7–7.9 | 1.04 (0.93–1.18) | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 1.07 (0.89–1.28) | 1.12 (0.93–1.36) | 1.03 (0.85–1.25) | 1.08 (0.88–1.33) |
| 8–8.9 | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] |
| ≥9 | 1.15 (1.03–1.29) | 1.13 (1.00–1.28) | 1.31 (1.11–1.55) | 1.33 (1.11–1.59) | 1.13 (0.94–1.36) | 1.20 (0.99–1.45) |
Hazard ratio for outcomes using further stratification of HbA1c vlues. Adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, insurance, comorbidities, blood pressure, heart rate, creatinine, hemoglobin, medications, and prior utilization
| Hospitalization | Heart failure hospitalization | Mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| HbA1c Category | ||||||
| <6.5 | 1.12 (0.99–1.26) | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 0.95 (0.79–1.14) | 0.92 (0.75–1.13) | 1.32 (1.10–1.60) | 1.16 (0.94–1.42) |
| 6.5–6.9 | 1.06 (0.93–1.22) | 1.05 (0.91–1.22) | 0.97 (0.79–1.20) | 1.03 (0.83–1.29) | 1.09 (0.87–1.35) | 1.11 (0.88–1.41) |
| 7–7.9 | 1.04 (0.93–1.18) | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 1.07 (0.89–1.28) | 1.12 (0.93–1.36) | 1.03 (0.85–1.25) | 1.08 (0.88–1.33) |
| 8–8.9 | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] | 1 [ref] |
| 9–9.9 | 1.14 (0.99–1.32) | 1.10 (0.94–1.28) | 1.23 (0.99–1.52) | 1.22 (0.98–1.53) | 1.14 (0.90–1.44) | 1.15 (0.90–1.48) |
| 10–11.9 | 1.15 (1.00–1.33) | 1.17 (1.01–1.36) | 1.27 (1.03–1.57) | 1.39 (1.12–1.73) | 1.07 (0.85–1.34) | 1.16 (0.91–1.48) |
| ≥12 | 1.16 (0.99–1.36) | 1.11 (0.94–1.31) | 1.47 (1.18–1.82) | 1.38 (1.09–1.74) | 1.22 (0.95–1.56) | 1.33 (1.03–1.73) |