Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 6 pp 9108—9118

Stress hyperglycemia may have higher risk of stroke recurrence than previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus

Yuzhou Guo1,2,3,4,5, *, , Guangyao Wang1,2,3,4, *, , Jing Jing1,2,3,4, , Anxin Wang1,2,3,4, , Xiaoli Zhang1,2,3,4, , Xia Meng1,2,3,4, , Xingquan Zhao1,2,3,4, , Liping Liu1,2,3,4, , Hao Li1,2,3,4, , David Wang6, , Yongjun Wang1,2,3,4, , Yilong Wang1,2,3,4, ,

  • 1 Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
  • 2 China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
  • 3 Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China
  • 4 Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China
  • 5 Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
  • 6 Neurovascular Division, Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
* Co-first authors

Received: August 27, 2020       Accepted: November 25, 2020       Published: March 22, 2021      

https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.202797
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Abstract

We aim to evaluate the risk of stroke recurrence among non-diabetes mellitus (non-DM), previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus (PDDM), newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus-related hyperglycemia (NDDM-RH) and stress hyperglycemia after minor stroke or TIA. Totally, 3026 patients with baseline fasting glucose and glycated albumin from the CHANCE trial (Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients with Acute Nondisabling Cerebrovascular Events) were included. Patients were classified as non-DM, PDDM, NDDM-RH and stress hyperglycemia according to the status of glucose metabolism. The primary outcome was stroke recurrence during 90-day follow up. Cox regression was performed to estimate the relationship between the status of glucose metabolism and risk of 90-day stroke recurrence. Compared with PDDM, NDDM-RH had a similar risk of 90-day stroke recurrence (hazard ratios [HR]1.39, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.94-2.04), while stress hyperglycemia had approximately a 5.3-fold increased risk of 90-day stroke recurrence after adjusted for confounding covariates (HR 5.32, 95% CI 3.43-8.26). Parallel results were found for 90-day recurrent ischemic stroke and composite events. Compared with PDDM in minor stroke or TIA, a parallel risk of 90-day stroke recurrence were observed for NDDM-RH, while stress hyperglycemia might relate to higher risk of 90-day stroke recurrence.

Abbreviations

NDDM-RH: newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus-related hyperglycemia; PDDM: previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus; TIA: transient ischemic attack; CHANCE: Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients With Acute Nondisabling Cerebrovascular Events; non-DM: non-diabetes mellitus; GA: glycated albumin; HR: hazard ratios; CI: confidence intervals; DM: Diabetes mellitus; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.