Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: A Reliable Tool for Early Detection of Glucose Abnormalities in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in Clinical Practice

OBJECTIVE—Previously undetected glucose abnormalities are common in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We evaluated long-term reliability of early glucometabolic classification of patients with AMI by repeated oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A glucometabolic OGTT-based classification was obtained in 122 patients by measuring capillary whole-blood glucose. The classification was performed on three occasions, before hospital discharge and 3 and 12 months thereafter. RESULTS—At discharge, 34, 31, and 34% were classified as having normal glucose tolerance, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), or type 2 diabetes, respectively, and 93% of all patients with type 2 diabetes were still classified with type 2 diabetes (n = 27) or IGT (n = 12) after 12 months. The agreements between the OGTTs at discharge and 3 and 12 months were κ = 0.35, P < 0.001, and κ = 0.43, P < 0.001, respectively. CONCLUSIONS—The outcome of an OGTT performed in AMI patients at hospital discharge reliably informs on long-term glucometabolic state.

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