1099-P: Truncal Fat–to–Leg Fat Ratio and Carotid Plaque Score in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

High truncal fat is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) , but high leg fat has a protective effect on CVD. We investigated the association between truncal fat-to-leg fat ratio (TLR) and carotid plaque score PS) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) . A total of 1966 participants aged over 30 years and having T2D were recruited. Truncal fat, leg fat, and appendicular muscle mass (ASM) were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and PS were assessed using high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography. High PS was defined as PS ≥ 3. The prevalence of plaque and high PS were 72.0% and 40.0%, respectively. Patients with high PS were more likely to be old, male, and hypertensive and had higher systplic blood pressure (SBP) , diabetic duration (DD) , serum creatinine (Cr) , and TLR, but lower values of diastolic BP, truncal and leg fat, HDL, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) than those without high PS. Participants in the highest TLR tertile group were older and more hypertensive and had higher DD, SBP, waist circumference (WC) , body mass index (BMI) , HOMA-IR, glycated A1c (HbA1c) , triglycerides (TG) , serum Cr, CIMT, and PS, but lower ASM/BMI, HDL, and eGFR than those in the lowest TLR tertile group. The prevalence of high PS progressively increased with increasing TLR tertiles (Lowest vs. Middle vs. Highest = 33.4 vs. 41.0 vs. 45.7%, respectively, p < 0.001) . After adjusting age and sex, the odd ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for high PS were 1.39 (1.- 1.79, p = 0.01) in the middle and 1.65 (1.28 - 2.11, p = < 0.001) in the highest tertile groups. After further adjusting for hypertesnsion, WC, BMI, SBP, DD, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, HDL cholesterol, TG, and eGFR, the ORs and 95% CIs in the middle and highest tertile groups remained significant. In conclusion, higher TLR was independently associated with carotid PS in patients with T2D. Therefore, we suggest that high TLR may be a risk factor for early atherosclerosis in patients with T2D. Disclosure J.Shin: n/a.