RT Journal Article
T1 Ambient temperature and prevalence of diabetes and insulin resistance in the Spanish population: Di@bet.es study.
A1 Valdes, Sergio
A1 Doulatram-Gamgaram, Viyey
A1 Lago, Ana
A1 Garcia-Torres, Francisca
A1 Badia-Guillen, Rocio
A1 Olveira, Gabriel
A1 Goday, Albert
A1 Calle-Pascual, Alfonso
A1 Castaño, Luis
A1 Castell, Conxa
A1 Delgado, Elias
A1 Menendez, Edelmiro
A1 Franch-Nadal, Josep
A1 Gaztambide, Sonia
A1 Girbes, Joan
A1 Gomis, Ramon
A1 Ortega, Emilio
A1 Galan-Garcia, Jose L
A1 Aguilera-Venegas, Gabriel
A1 Soriguer, Federico
A1 Rojo-Martínez, Gemma
K1 Blood glucose
K1 Diabetes Mellitus, type 2
K1 Glucose tolerance test
K1 Middle aged
AB Objective: The activity of brown adipose tissue is sensitive to changes in ambient temperature. A lower exposure to cold could result in an increased risk of developing diabetes at population level, although this factor has not yet been sufficiently studied. Design: We studied 5072 subjects, participants in a national, cross-sectional population-based study representative of the Spanish adult population (Di@bet.es study). All subjects underwent a clinical, demographic and lifestyle survey, a physical examination and blood sampling (75 g oral glucose tolerance test). Insulin resistance was estimated with the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR). The mean annual temperature (°C) in each individual municipality was collected from the Spanish National Meteorology Agency. Results: Linear regression analysis showed a significant positive association between mean annual temperature and fasting plasma glucose (β: 0.087, P < 0.001), 2 h plasma glucose (β: 0.049, P = 0.008) and HOMA-IR (β: 0.046, P = 0.008) in multivariate adjusted models. Logistic regression analyses controlled by multiple socio-demographic variables, lifestyle, adiposity (BMI) and geographical elevation showed increasing odds ratios for prediabetes (WHO 1999), ORs 1, 1.26 (0.95–1.66), 1.08 (0.81–1.44) and 1.37 (1.01–1.85) P for trend = 0.086, diabetes (WHO 1999) ORs 1, 1.05  (0.79–1.39), 1.20 (0.91–1.59) and 1.39 (1.02–1.90) P = 0.037, and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR ≥75th percentile of the non-diabetic population): ORs 1, 1.03 (0.82–1.30), 1.22 (0.96–1.55), 1.26 (0.98–1.63) (P for trend = 0.046) as the mean annual temperature (into quartiles) rose. Conclusions: Our study reports an association between ambient temperature and the prevalence of dysglycemia and insulin resistance in Spanish adults, consistent with the hypothesis that a lower exposure to cold could be associated with a higher risk of metabolic derangements.
PB OUP
YR 2019
FD 2019-05-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13665
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13665
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 17, 2025