Changes in serum potassium mediate thiazide-induced diabetes.
Changes in serum potassium mediate thiazide-induced diabetes.
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10.1161/hypertensionaha.108.119438
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2008-12
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Parekh RS
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Shafi T;Appel LJ;Miller ER 3rd;Klag MJ;Parekh RS
Thiazides, recommended as first-line anti-hypertensive therapy, are associated with an increased risk of diabetes. Thiazides also lower serum potassium. To determine if thiazide-induced diabetes is mediated by changes in potassium, we analyzed data from 3,790 non-diabetic participants in the Systolic Hypertension in Elderly Program (SHEP), a randomized clinical trial of isolated systolic hypertension in individuals aged ≥60 years treated with chlorthalidone or placebo. Incident diabetes was defined by self-report, antidiabetic medication use, fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL, or random glucose ≥200 mg/dL. Mediating variable was change in serum potassium during year 1. Of the 459 incident cases of diabetes during follow-up, 42% occurred during year 1. In year 1, the unadjusted incidence rates of diabetes per 100 person-years were 6.1 and 3.0 in the chlorthalidone and placebo groups, respectively. In year 1, the adjusted diabetes risk (hazard ratio [HR]) with chlorthalidone was 2.07 (95% Confidence Interval [CI], 1.51–2.83; p<0.001). After adjustment for change in serum potassium, the risk was significantly reduced (HR, 1.54, 95% CI, 1.09–2.17; p=0.01); the extent of risk attenuation (41%; 95% CI, 34–49%) is consistent with a mediating effect. Each 0.5 mEq/L decrease in serum potassium was independently associated with a 45% higher adjusted diabetes risk (95% CI, 24%–70%; p<0.001). After year 1, chlorthalidone use was not associated with increased diabetes risk. In conclusion, thiazide-induced diabetes occurs early after initiating treatment and appears to be mediated by changes in serum potassium. Potassium supplementation might prevent thiazide-induced diabetes. This hypothesis can and should be tested in a randomized trial.