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Table 6 Comparisons of HFrEF and HFpEF patients by insulin resistance status, i.e., with HOMA ≥ 2.53 or < 2.53

From: Prediabetes and insulin resistance in a population of patients with heart failure and reduced or preserved ejection fraction but without diabetes, overweight or hypertension

 

HFrEF

HFpEF

HOMA ≥ 2.53

HOMA < 2.53

p values

HOMA ≥ 2.53

HOMA < 2.53

p values

(n = 67)

(n = 47)

(n = 38)

(n = 38)

 

Gender (%)

 Male

31 (46.3)

24 (51.1)

0.614

17 (44.7)

23 (60.5)

0.168

 Female

36 (53.7)

23 (48.9)

21 (55.3)

15 (39.5)

Age (years)

70.3 ± 13.2

70.8 ± 15.1

0.849

71.1 ± 13.7

67.9 ± 17.0

0.367

BMI (kg/m2)

19.8 ± 1.5

19.8 ± 1.1

0.915

19.7 ± 1.6

19.3 ± 1.7

0.294

Waist circumference (cm)

74.7 ± 3.9

73.5 ± 4.5

0.138

75.0 ± 4.5

74.2 ± 4.7

0.441

Systolic BP (mmHg)

116.9 ± 14.4

118.3 ± 17.7

0.661

118.3 ± 13.1

111.8 ± 15.6

0.052

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

71.1 ± 9.2

71.5 ± 11.8

0.817

73.5 ± 9.59

68.3 ± 11.3

0.034

LVEF (%)

29.6 ± 5.9

36.0 ± 3.1

< 0.0001

54.5 ± 3.2

63.3 ± 5.5

< 0.0001

HF ischemic etiology (%)

65 (97.0)

45 (95.7)

0.717

32 (84.2)

34 (89.5)

0.497

NYHA class

 II

1 (1.5)

8 (17.0)

< 0.001

3 (7.9)

20 (52.6)

< 0.0001

 III

58 (86.6)

39 (83.0)

35 (92.1)

18 (47.4)

 IV

8 (11.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

NT-pro-BNP (pg/ml)

15,046 ± 9104

6565 ± 4891

< 0.0001

10,857 ± 4823

4151 ± 2962

< 0.0001

HbA1c (%)

5.68 ± 0.51

5.75 ± 0.49

0.487

5.66 ± 0.56

5.72 ± 0.48

0.588

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.44 ± 1.25

4.44 ± 2.14

0.995

3.80 ± 1.07

3.76 ± 1.20

0.88

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.89 ± 1.33

1.53 ± 1.34

0.163

1.46 ± 0.71

1.19 ± 0.55

0.075

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.78 ± 0.89

2.80 ± 1.25

0.937

2.44 ± 0.77

2.31 ± 0.89

0.518

HDL- cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.01 ± 0.30

1.10 ± 0.32

0.214

0.97 ± 0.29

0.98 ± 0.29

0.937

Glycemic status

 NGT, n (%)

7 (10.4)

28 (59.6)

< 0.0001

12 (31.6)

23 (60.5)

0.011

 IGT alone, n (%)

49 (73.1)

15 (31.9)

19 (50)

11 (28.9)

 IFG alone, n (%)

2 (3.0)

2 (4.3)

0

0

 IGT + IFG, n (%)

9 (13.4)

2 (4.3)

7 (18.4)

4 (10.5)

G0 (mmol/l)

5.56 ± 0.68

5.12 ± 0.81

0.002

5.33 ± 0.78

4.95 ± 0.83

0.039

G2 (mmol/l)

8.78 ± 0.90

7.47 ± 1.11

< 0.0001

8.30 ± 1.12

7.36 ± 0.97

< 0.0001

I0/G0

3.95 [2.80–7.30]

0.92 [0.55–1.25]

< 0.0001

4.03 [3.20–5.05]

0.93 [0.50–1.41]

< 0.0001

I2/G2

15.17 [11.60–24.36]

6.30 [2.85–9.80]

< 0.0001

15.95 [10.52–27.41]

6.33 [3.24–8.52]

< 0.0001

QUICKI

0.48 ± 0.05

0.80 ± 0.33

< 0.0001

0.49 ± 0.05

0.80 ± 0.22

< 0.0001

ISIT0

4.09 [2.73–6.80]

21.89 [13.02–38.94]

< 0.0001

5.06 [3.43–7.26]

26.79 [13.63–43.27]

< 0.0001

ISIT120

0.50 [0.30–0.67]

2.06 [0.92–3.53]

< 0.0001

0.57 [2.90–0.81]

1.63 [1.04–3.32]

< 0.0001

FIRI

5.43 [3.26–8.14]

1.02 [0.57–1.71]

< 0.0001

4.39 [3.06–6.47]

0.83 [0.51–1.63]

< 0.0001

  1. BMI body mass index; BP blood pressure; FIRI fasting insulin resistance index; G0 and I0 plasma glucose and insulin levels measured fasting; G2 and I2 plasma glucose and insulin levels measured 2 h after glucose intake; HF heart failure; HFrEF and HFpEF HF with reduced and preserved ejection fraction; HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; IFG impaired fasting glucose; IGT impaired glucose tolerance; ISIT0 fasting insulin sensitivity index; ISIT120 2 h-insulin sensitivity index; NGT normal glucose tolerance; NT-pro-BNP N-terminal pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide; NYHA New-York Heart Association; QUICKI quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index