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A Reduced-Fat Diet and Aerobic Exercise in Japanese Americans With Impaired Glucose Tolerance Decreases Intra-Abdominal Fat and Improves Insulin Sensitivity but not ß-Cell Function

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
² Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
³ Epidemiologic Research and Information Center and Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
⁴ General Clinical Research Center, Seattle, Washington
⁵ Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
⁶ Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Lifestyle modification reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and may have its effect through improving insulin sensitivity, ß-cell function, or both. To determine whether diet and exercise improve insulin sensitivity and/or ß-cell function and to evaluate these effects over time, we quantified insulin sensitivity and the acute insulin response to glucose (AIRg) in 62 Japanese Americans (age 56.5 ± 1.3 years; mean ± SE) with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) who were randomized to the American Heart Association (AHA) Step 2 diet plus endurance exercise (n = 30) versus the AHA Step 1 diet plus stretching (n = 32) for 24 months. ß-Cell function (disposition index [DI]) was calculated as S_i x AIRg, where S_i is the insulin sensitivity index. The incremental area under the curve for glucose (incAUCg) was calculated from a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. Intra-abdominal fat (IAF) and subcutaneous fat (SCF) areas were measured by computed tomography. At 24 months, the Step 2/endurance group had lower weight (63.1 ± 2.4 vs. 71.3 ± 2.9 kg; P = 0.004) and IAF (75.0 ± 7.9 vs. 112.7 ± 10.4 cm²; P = 0.03) and SCF (196.5 ± 18.0 vs. 227.7 ± 19.9 cm²; P < 0.001) areas, greater S_i (4.7 ± 0.5 vs. 3.3 ± 0.3 x 10^–5 min · pmol^–1 · l^–1; P = 0.01), and a trend toward lower AIRg (294.9 ± 50.0 vs. 305.4 ± 30.0 pmol/l; P = 0.06) and incAUCg (8,217.3 ± 350.7 vs. 8,902.0 ± 367.2 mg · dl^–1 · 2 h^–1; P = 0.08) compared with the Step 1/stretching group after adjusting for baseline values. There was no difference in the DI (P = 0.7) between the groups. S_i was associated with changes in weight (r = –0.426, P = 0.001) and IAF (r = –0.395, P = 0.003) and SCF (r = –0.341, P = 0.01) areas. Thus, the lifestyle modifications decreased weight and central adiposity and improved insulin sensitivity in Japanese Americans with IGT. However, such changes did not improve ß-cell function, suggesting that this degree of lifestyle modifications may be limited in preventing type 2 diabetes over the long term.

Abbreviations: AHA, American Heart Association; AIRg, acute insulin response to glucose; CT, computed tomography; DI, disposition index; DPP, Diabetes Prevention Program; ESD, extreme studentized deviate; FSIGTT, frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test; IAF, intra-abdominal fat; IGT, impaired glucose tolerance; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; SCF, subcutaneous fat; UKPDS, U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study

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