TY - JOUR
T1 - Iron status and survival in diabetic patients with coronary artery disease
AU - Ponikowska, Beata
AU - Suchocki, Tomasz
AU - Paleczny, Bartłomiej
AU - Olesinska, Martyna
AU - Powierza, Slawomir
AU - Borodulin-Nadzieja, Ludmila
AU - Reczuch, Krzysztof
AU - Haehling, Stephan Von
AU - Doehner, Wolfram
AU - Anker, Stefan D.
AU - Cleland, John G F
AU - Jankowska, Ewa A.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Objective-To investigate the impact of iron status on survival in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). Research Design and Methods-Serum ferritin, transferrin saturation (Tsat), and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) were measured in 287 patients with type 2 diabetes and stable CAD (65 ± 9 years of age, 78% men). Results-During a mean follow-up of 45 ± 19 months, there were 59 (21%) deaths and 60 (21%) cardiovascular hospitalizations. Both serum ferritin and sTfR strongly predicted 5-year all-cause mortality rates, independently of other variables (including hemoglobin, measures of renal function, inflammation, and neurohormonal activation). There was an exponential relationship between sTfR and mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] per 1 log mg/L · 4.24 [95% CI 1.43-12.58], P = 0.01), whereas the relationship between ferritin and mortality was U-shaped (for the lowest and the highest quintiles vs. the middle quintile [reference group], respectively: adjusted HR 7.18 [95% CI 2.03-25.46], P = 0.002, and adjusted HR 5.12 [1.48-17.73], P = 0.01). Similar patterns were observed for the composite outcome of all-cause mortality or cardiovascular hospitalization, and in these multivariable models, low Tsat was related to unfavorable outcome. Conclusions-Both low and high serum ferritin (possibly reflecting depleted and excessive iron stores, respectively) along with high serum sTfR (reflecting reduced metabolically available iron) identify patients with type 2 diabetes and CAD who have a poor prognosis.
AB - Objective-To investigate the impact of iron status on survival in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). Research Design and Methods-Serum ferritin, transferrin saturation (Tsat), and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) were measured in 287 patients with type 2 diabetes and stable CAD (65 ± 9 years of age, 78% men). Results-During a mean follow-up of 45 ± 19 months, there were 59 (21%) deaths and 60 (21%) cardiovascular hospitalizations. Both serum ferritin and sTfR strongly predicted 5-year all-cause mortality rates, independently of other variables (including hemoglobin, measures of renal function, inflammation, and neurohormonal activation). There was an exponential relationship between sTfR and mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] per 1 log mg/L · 4.24 [95% CI 1.43-12.58], P = 0.01), whereas the relationship between ferritin and mortality was U-shaped (for the lowest and the highest quintiles vs. the middle quintile [reference group], respectively: adjusted HR 7.18 [95% CI 2.03-25.46], P = 0.002, and adjusted HR 5.12 [1.48-17.73], P = 0.01). Similar patterns were observed for the composite outcome of all-cause mortality or cardiovascular hospitalization, and in these multivariable models, low Tsat was related to unfavorable outcome. Conclusions-Both low and high serum ferritin (possibly reflecting depleted and excessive iron stores, respectively) along with high serum sTfR (reflecting reduced metabolically available iron) identify patients with type 2 diabetes and CAD who have a poor prognosis.
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U2 - 10.2337/dc13-0528
DO - 10.2337/dc13-0528
M3 - Article
C2 - 24130349
AN - SCOPUS:84891859325
SN - 1935-5548
VL - 36
SP - 4147
EP - 4156
JO - Diabetes Care
JF - Diabetes Care
IS - 12
ER -