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ABSTRACT: Objective
Whether nicotine leads to a persistent increase in blood glucose levels is not clear. Our objective was to assess the relationship between cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)), an index of recent glycemia.Research design and methods
We used cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2008. We limited our analysis to 17,287 adults without diabetes. We created three cotinine categories: <0.05 ng/mL, 0.05-2.99 ng/mL, and ?3 ng/mL.Results
Using self-report, 25% of the sample were current smokers, 24% were former smokers, and 51% were nonsmokers. Smokers had a higher mean HbA(1c) (5.36% ± 0.01 SE) compared with never smokers (5.31% ± 0.01) and former smokers (5.31% ± 0.01). In a similar manner, mean HbA(1c) was higher among participants with cotinine ?3 ng/mL (5.35% ± 0.01) and participants with cotinine 0.05-2.99 ng/mL (5.34% ± 0.01) compared with participants with cotinine <0.05 ng/mL (5.29% ± 0.01). In multivariable-adjusted analysis, we found that both a cotinine ?3 ng/mL and self-reported smoking were associated with higher HbA(1c) compared with a cotinine <0.05 ng/mL or not smoking. People with a cotinine level ?3 ng/mL had a relative 5% increase in HbA(1c) compared with people with a cotinine level <0.05 ng/mL, and smokers had a relative 7% increase in HbA(1c) compared with never smokers.Conclusions
Our study suggests that cotinine is associated with increased HbA(1c) in a representative sample of the U.S. population without diabetes.
SUBMITTER: Clair C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3177720 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clair Carole C Bitton Asaf A Meigs James B JB Rigotti Nancy A NA
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<h4>Objective</h4>Whether nicotine leads to a persistent increase in blood glucose levels is not clear. Our objective was to assess the relationship between cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)), an index of recent glycemia.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>We used cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2008. We limited our analysis to 17,287 adults without diabetes. We created three cotinine categories: ...[more]