Ni, W. ; Zhang, S. ; Herder, C.* ; Breitner-Busch, S. ; Wolf, K. ; Liao, M. ; Nikolaou, N. ; Pickford, R. ; Koenig, W.* ; Rathmann, W.* ; Schwettmann, L. ; Roden, M.* ; Thorand, B. ; Peters, A. ; Schneider, A.E.
Associations of long-term exposure to temperature variability with glucose metabolism: Results from KORA F4 and FF4.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 59, 24246-24256 (2025)
The impact of rising temperature variability driven by climate change on metabolic health remains understudied, especially considering the global increase in diabetes prevalence, with long-term effects on glucose metabolism unexplored. This study investigated associations between long-term temperature variability exposure and glucose metabolism in a population-based cohort of 2997 participants (4954 observations) over a 7-year period from KORA F4 and FF4 cohorts in Augsburg, Germany. Long-term exposure to temperature variability was estimated as the standard deviation of the daily mean air temperature over the 365-day period preceding each examination. We applied generalized estimating equations to examine the longitudinal associations between long-term exposure to temperature variability and multiple glucose metabolism biomarkers: fasting glucose, 2h glucose, fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-B), quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). We found that a 1 °C higher temperature variability was significantly associated with higher fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, and HbA1c with % changes (95% CI) of 2.62 (0.79; 4.49), 2.81 (0.79; 4.87), and 2.38 (1.97; 2.79), respectively, and lower QUICKI (-0.41 [-0.70; -0.11]). These findings suggest that increasing temperature variability exposure may contribute to metabolic dysfunction, potentially accelerating the global diabetes epidemic.
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Homa-ir ; Hba1c ; Quicki ; Fasting Insulin ; Glucose Metabolism ; Long-term Effects ; Temperature Variability; Diagnosing Insulin-resistance; Risk-factors; Sensitivity; Population; Pollution
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englisch
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2025
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2025
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0013-936X
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1520-5851
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Band: 59,
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Seiten: 24246-24256
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Washington, DC
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30202 - Environmental Health
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Genetics and Epidemiology
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G-504000-001
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M?nchner Zentrum f?r Gesundheitswissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t M?nchen
Ministerium f?r Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Helmholtz Zentrum M?nchen
Bundesministerium f?r Gesundheit
Bundesministerium f?r Bildung und Forschung
China Scholarship Council
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2025-11-11