Seasonal changes of fasting plasma glucose levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke in Tianjin / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the seasonal changes of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Methods:Patients with acute ischemic stroke who were hospitalized in the Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University and had fasting blood glucose data from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020 were enrolled retrospectively. The general data and FPG results of all patients were collected, and the seasonal changes of various indexes were analyzed. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the influencing factors of FPG.Results:A total of 1 323 patients with acute ischemic stroke who had FPG data were enrolled, of whom 519 patients (39.2%) had diabetes mellitus and 804 (60.8%) had no diabetes mellitus. The baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and FPG in the winter group were significantly higher than those in the summer group (all P<0.05). Further subgroup analysis of gender and age showed that the FPG level of elderly patients aged 65-80 years had significant seasonal changes ( P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, season, body mass index, whether complicated with diabetes mellitus, whether using insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic drugs were the independent influencing factors of FPG levels. Conclusion:The FPG levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke have the characteristics of seasonal fluctuation, which is more obvious in elderly patients aged 65-80 years.