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Clinical Investigation and Reports

Pravastatin and the Development of Diabetes Mellitus

Evidence for a Protective Treatment Effect in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study

Dilys J. Freeman, PhD; John Norrie, MSc; Naveed Sattar, PhD; R. Dermot G. Neely, MD; Stuart M. Cobbe, MD; Ian Ford, PhD; Christopher Isles, MD; A. Ross Lorimer, MD; Peter W. Macfarlane, PhD; James H. McKillop, MD; Christopher J. Packard, PhD; James Shepherd, PhD; Allan Gaw, MD, PhD

From the Department of Biological Sciences (D.J.F.), University of Durham, Durham, UK; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (J.N., I.F.), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Department of Pathological Biochemistry (N.S., C.J.P., J.S., A.G.), Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK; Department of Clinical Biochemistry (R.D.G.N.), Dryburn Hospital, North Durham Healthcare NHS Trust, Durham, UK; Department of Medical Cardiology (S.M.C., A.R.L., P.W.M.), Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; Department of Medicine (C.I.), Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK; and University Department of Medicine (J.H.M.), Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.

Correspondence to Dr Allan Gaw, Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK.

Background—We examined the development of new diabetes mellitus in men aged 45 to 64 years during the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study.

Methods and Results—Our definition of diabetes mellitus was based on the American Diabetic Association threshold of a blood glucose level of >=7.0 mmol/L. Subjects who self-reported diabetes at baseline or had a baseline glucose level of >=7.0 mmol/L were excluded from the analyses. A total of 5974 of the 6595 randomized subjects were included in the analysis, and 139 subjects became diabetic during the study. The baseline predictors of the transition from normal glucose control to diabetes were studied. In the univariate model, body mass index, log triglyceride, log white blood cell count, systolic blood pressure, total and HDL cholesterol, glucose, and randomized treatment assignment to pravastatin were significant predictors. In a multivariate model, body mass index, log triglyceride, glucose, and pravastatin therapy were retained as predictors of diabetes in this cohort.

Conclusions—We concluded that the assignment to pravastatin therapy resulted in a 30% reduction (P=0.042) in the hazard of becoming diabetic. By lowering plasma triglyceride levels, pravastatin therapy may favorably influence the development of diabetes, but other explanations, such as the anti-inflammatory properties of this drug in combination with its endothelial effects, cannot be excluded with these analyses.


Key Words: diabetes mellitus • prevention • lipids • trials • risk factors




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The Combination of Nebivolol plus Pravastatin is Associated with a More Beneficial Metabolic Profile Compared to that of Atenolol plus Pravastatin in Hypertensive Patients with Dyslipidemia: A Pilot Study
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, June 1, 2003; 8(2): 127 - 134.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
P. Dandona, A. Aljada, A. Chaudhuri, and A. Bandyopadhyay
The Potential Influence of Inflammation and Insulin Resistance on the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Atherosclerosis-Related Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., June 1, 2003; 88(6): 2422 - 2429.
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EndocrinologyHome page
C. J. Lyon, R. E. Law, and W. A. Hsueh
Minireview: Adiposity, Inflammation, and Atherogenesis
Endocrinology, June 1, 2003; 144(6): 2195 - 2200.
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J. Biol. Chem.Home page
M.-E. Roehrich, V. Mooser, V. Lenain, J. Herz, J. Nimpf, S. Azhar, M. Bideau, A. Capponi, P. Nicod, J.-A. Haefliger, et al.
Insulin-secreting beta -Cell Dysfunction Induced by Human Lipoproteins
J. Biol. Chem., May 9, 2003; 278(20): 18368 - 18375.
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British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular DiseaseHome page
P. Durrington
Clinical trials of lipid-lowering medication in diabetes
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, May 1, 2003; 3(3): 217 - 220.
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J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.Home page
G. Wolf and E. Ritz
Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Patient Management
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., May 1, 2003; 14(5): 1396 - 1405.
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J Am Coll CardiolHome page
G. G. L. Biondi-Zoccai, A. Abbate, G. Liuzzo, and L. M. Biasucci
Atherothrombosis, inflammation, and diabetes
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., April 2, 2003; 41(7): 1071 - 1077.
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Clin. DiabetesHome page
J. B. Marks
The Daily Walk or the Daily Pill?
Clin. Diabetes, April 1, 2003; 21(2): 51 - 52.
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Clin. DiabetesHome page
S. E. Inzucchi and R. S. Sherwin
Applying the Lessons of the DPP to Clinical Practice
Clin. Diabetes, April 1, 2003; 21(2): 91 - 92.
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Diabetes CareHome page
S. H. Golden, N.-Y. Wang, M. J. Klag, L. A. Meoni, and F. L. Brancati
Blood Pressure in Young Adulthood and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Middle Age
Diabetes Care, April 1, 2003; 26(4): 1110 - 1115.
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Z. T. Bloomgarden
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Consensus Conference on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome: 25-26 August 2002, Washington, DC
Diabetes Care, April 1, 2003; 26(4): 1297 - 1303.
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R. S. Weinstock
Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Growing Epidemic
Mayo Clin. Proc., April 1, 2003; 78(4): 411 - 413.
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Diabetes CareHome page
M. Wolf, L. Sandler, K. Hsu, K. Vossen-Smirnakis, J. L. Ecker, and R. Thadhani
First-Trimester C-Reactive Protein and Subsequent Gestational Diabetes
Diabetes Care, March 1, 2003; 26(3): 819 - 824.
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J Am Coll CardiolHome page
G. J. Blake and P. M. Ridker
C-reactive protein and other inflammatory risk markers in acute coronary syndromes
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 19, 2003; 41(4_Suppl_S): 37S - 42S.
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Z. T. Bloomgarden
Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Care, February 1, 2003; 26(2): 526 - 533.
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P. P. Simonen, H. Gylling, and T. A. Miettinen
Diabetes and Cholesterol Metabolism: The succinate hypothesis
Diabetes Care, February 1, 2003; 26(2): 550 - 550.
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B. P. Leung, N. Sattar, A. Crilly, M. Prach, D. W. McCarey, H. Payne, R. Madhok, C. Campbell, J. A. Gracie, F. Y. Liew, et al.
A Novel Anti-Inflammatory Role for Simvastatin in Inflammatory Arthritis
J. Immunol., February 1, 2003; 170(3): 1524 - 1530.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
M. Freemark
Pharmacologic Approaches to the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in High Risk Pediatric Patients
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., January 1, 2003; 88(1): 3 - 13.
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British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular DiseaseHome page
N. Sattar, C. G Perry, and J. R Petrie
Type 2 diabetes as an inflammatory disorder
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, January 1, 2003; 3(1): 36 - 41.
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British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular DiseaseHome page
R. A Defronzo
Impaired glucose tolerance: do pharmacological therapies correct the underlying metabolic disturbance?
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, January 1, 2003; 3(1_suppl): S24 - S40.
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Diabetes CareHome page
T. S. Han, N. Sattar, K. Williams, C. Gonzalez-Villalpando, M. E.J. Lean, and S. M. Haffner
Prospective Study of C-Reactive Protein in Relation to the Development of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in the Mexico City Diabetes Study
Diabetes Care, November 1, 2002; 25(11): 2016 - 2021.
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J. K. Plenge, T. L. Hernandez, K. M. Weil, P. Poirier, G. K. Grunwald, S. M. Marcovina, and R. H. Eckel
Simvastatin Lowers C-Reactive Protein Within 14 Days: An Effect Independent of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction
Circulation, September 17, 2002; 106(12): 1447 - 1452.
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A. J Krentz
Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: do they share common antecedents?
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, September 1, 2002; 2(5): 370 - 378.
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C. Mcdougall and M. Fisher
Prevention of diabetes in cardiovascular studies: implications for the aetiology of type 2 diabetes
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, September 1, 2002; 2(5): 384 - 389.
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S. M. Haffner, A. S. Greenberg, W. M. Weston, H. Chen, K. Williams, and M. I. Freed
Effect of Rosiglitazone Treatment on Nontraditional Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Circulation, August 6, 2002; 106(6): 679 - 684.
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D. C. Chan, G. F. Watts, P. H. R. Barrett, L. J. Beilin, T. G. Redgrave, and T. A. Mori
Regulatory Effects of HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor and Fish Oils on Apolipoprotein B-100 Kinetics in Insulin-Resistant Obese Male Subjects With Dyslipidemia
Diabetes, August 1, 2002; 51(8): 2377 - 2386.
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J.A. Paniagua, J. Lopez-Miranda, A. Escribano, F.J. Berral, C. Marin, D. Bravo, E. Paz-Rojas, P. Gomez, M. Barcos, J.A. Moreno, et al.
Cerivastatin Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Insulin Secretion in Early-State Obese Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes, August 1, 2002; 51(8): 2596 - 2603.
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