The oral glucose tolerance test-derived incremental glucose peak is associated with greater arterial stiffness and maladaptive arterial remodeling: The Maastricht Study.
Yuri D ForemanMartijn C G J BrouwersTos T J M BerendschotMartien C J M van DongenSimone J P M EussenMarleen M J van GreevenbroekRonald M A HenryAlfons J H M HoubenCarla J H van der KallenAbraham A KroonKoen D ReesinkMiranda T SchramNicolaas C SchaperCoen D A StehouwerPublished in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2019)
IGP was independently associated with aortic stiffness and maladaptive carotid remodeling, but not with carotid stiffness, cIMT, and microvascular function measures. Future studies should investigate whether glucose variability is associated with cardiovascular disease.