Editor's Choice - Glycaemic Status and Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Nationwide Cohort Study of Four Million Adults using Korean National Health Screening Data.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg

Department of Family Medicine & Supportive Care Centre, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation/Department of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Published: October 2024

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  • This study analyzed a large dataset from the Korean National Health Insurance Service to explore the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM), impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) over a ten-year period.
  • Participants aged 50 and older showed a lower incidence of AAA among those with IFG or DM compared to those with normal blood sugar, with a stronger risk reduction observed for those with longer diabetes duration.
  • The findings suggest that both IFG and untreated DM are independently associated with a reduced risk of developing AAA, contradicting some previous assumptions about the relationship between these conditions.

Article Abstract

Objective: This retrospective cohort study aimed to confirm the previously reported inverse association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using large population based data. It also investigated the associations between AAA and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and new onset DM (not yet treated).

Methods: A representative dataset was obtained from the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Participants who were aged ≥ 50 years and received a national health examination in 2009 were included and followed until 31 December 2019. Glycaemic status was defined based on fasting plasma glucose level and the relevant diagnostic codes. AAA was ascertained using medical facility use records with relevant diagnostic codes or aneurysm repair surgery. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the association between glycaemic status and AAA, with adjustment for confounders. Additionally, the interactions between glycaemic status and subgroups based on baseline characteristics were examined.

Results: The study population comprised 4 162 640 participants. Participants with IFG or DM were significantly more likely to be male, older, and have comorbidities compared with normoglycaemic participants at baseline. The incidence of AAA was lower in participants with IFG or DM compared with normoglycaemic participants. The AAA risk was lower in patients with DM than in patients with IFG, and decreased linearly according to glycaemic status: the adjusted hazard ratio was 0.88 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.85 - 0.91) for IFG, 0.72 (95% CI 0.67 - 0.78) for newly diagnosed DM, 0.65 (95% CI 0.61 - 0.69) for DM duration < 5 years, and 0.47 (95% CI 0.44 - 0.51) for DM duration ≥ 5 years compared with the normoglycaemia group. Both IFG and DM were related to reduced AAA risk in all subgroups, suggesting an independent association.

Conclusion: Both IFG and DM, even when not treated with antihyperglycaemic medication, were associated with a lower incidence of AAA. The AAA risk decreased linearly according to DM duration.

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