Open AccessEffect of folic acid supplementation on risk of new‐onset diabetes in adults with hypertension in China: Findings from the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT)
Author(s) -
Qin Xianhui,
Li Jianping,
Zhang Yan,
Chen Dafang,
Wang Binyan,
He Mingli,
Fu Jia,
Tang Genfu,
Cai Yefeng,
Shi Xiuli,
Xu Xin,
Hou Fan Fan,
Wang Xiaobin,
Huo Yong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.949
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1753-0407
pISSN - 1753-0393
DOI - 10.1111/1753-0407.12346
Subject(s) - medicine , enalapril , diabetes mellitus , hazard ratio , stroke (engine) , relative risk , myocardial infarction , gastroenterology , confidence interval , endocrinology , angiotensin converting enzyme , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , engineering
Background The aim of the present post hoc analysis of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT) was to evaluate the effect of folic acid supplementation on the risk of new‐onset diabetes in hypertensive adults in China. Methods In all, 20 702 hypertensive adults with no history of stroke and/or myocardial infarction (MI) were randomly assigned to receive double‐blind daily treatment with tablets containing either: (i) 10 mg enalapril and 0.8 mg folic acid (n = 10 348); or (ii) 10 mg enalapril alone (n = 10 354). New‐onset diabetes was defined as either self‐reported physician‐diagnosed diabetes or the use of glucose‐lowering drugs during the follow‐up period of the CSPPT. Results Over a median treatment duration of 4.5 years, new‐onset diabetes occurred in 198 (2.0%) and 214 (2.1%) subjects in the enalapril–folic acid and enalapril groups, respectively (hazard ratio [HR] 0.92; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.76–1.12). Similar results were observed when analyses were limited to subjects with baseline fasting glucose (FG) <7.0 mmol/L (HR 0.85; 95% CI 0.62–1.14). Furthermore, there was no significant group difference in: (i) the risk of new‐onset FG ≥7.0 mmol/L (defined as FG <7.0 at baseline and ≥7.0 mmol/L at the last visit; relative risk [RR] 1.07; 95% CI 0.96–1.20); or (ii) the composite of new‐onset diabetes or new‐onset FG ≥7.0 mmol/L (RR = 1.06; 95% CI 0.95–1.19). Conclusions Among adults with hypertension with no history of stroke and/or MI in China, folic acid supplementation had no significant effect on the risk of new‐onset diabetes.