Early Insulin Response and Insulin Sensitivity are Equally Important as Predictors of Glucose Tolerance after Correction for Measurement Errors

• Aims: We estimated measurement error (ME) corrected effects of   insulin sensitivity (M/I), from euglycaemic insulin clamp, and insulin   secretion, measured as early insulin response (EIR) from oral glucose   tolerance test (OGTT), on fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c and type 2   diabetes longitudinally and cross-sectional.   Methods: : In a population-based study (n = 1128 men) 17 men made   replicate measurements to estimate ME at age 71 years. Effect of 1 SD   decrease of predictors M/I and EIR on longitudinal response variables   fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c at follow-ups up to 11 years,   were estimated using uncorrected and ME-corrected (with the regression   calibration method) regression models.   Results: : Uncorrected effect on FPG at age 77 years was larger for M/I   than for EIR (effect difference 0.10 mmol/l, 95% CI 0.00;0.21), while   ME-corrected effects were similar (0.02 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.13;0.15   mmol/l). EIR had greater ME-corrected impact than M/I on HbA1c at age   82 years (-0.11%, -0.28; -0.01%).   Conclusions: : Due to higher ME effect of EIR on glycaemia is   underestimated as compared with M/I. By correcting for ME valid   estimates of relative contributions of insulin secretion and insulin   sensitivity on glycaemia are obtained.

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