This study tests the hypothesis that non-diabetic individuals with a high genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes have impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance compared to those with a low genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes.
The study team will recruit individuals based on genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes from the biobank populations who have agreed to be recontacted for future research. Each participant will undergo a frequently sampled four-hour oral glucose tolerance test and whole body DXA scan (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) in addition to baseline laboratory and history assessment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Subjects will present fasting to the study day and ingest the glucose beverage during the oral glucose tolerance test.
Subjects will undergo a whole body DXA scan for assessment of adiposity index and body fat distribution.
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversity of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGGlucose response to an oral glucose load
Glucose area under the curve after the 75g glucose beverage
Time frame: samples will be collected over four hours and these results will be used to calculate area under the curve
Visceral adiposity index
DXA whole body scan visceral adiposity index
Time frame: DXA scan will be obtained on the same day as the oral glucose test and will be completed in less than 30 minutes
HOMA-IR
Insulin resistance estimate
Time frame: calculated from baseline fasting insulin and glucose levels
Disposition index
product of insulin sensitivity and amount of insulin released; calculated using mixed modeling techniques
Time frame: samples will be collected over four hours after the 75g glucose beverage and these results will be used for mixed modeling
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