The Claim

In middle-aged adults without conventional cardiovascular risk factors, higher levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) are associated with a greater presence and extent of subclinical atherosclerosis, suggesting that impaired glucose metabolism below the threshold of diabetes may contribute to early cardiovascular disease development.

Source: Normal LDL-Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis in the Absence of Risk Factors.

What the research says

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In plain English

Even if you're a middle-aged adult with no obvious heart risks, having slightly high blood sugar — not quite diabetes — might mean you're more likely to have early signs of heart disease building up in your arteries.

See the scientific wording

In middle-aged adults without conventional cardiovascular risk factors, higher glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels are associated with increased presence and extent of subclinical atherosclerosis, indicating that even sub-diabetic glucose metabolism may influence early cardiovascular disease development.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Normal LDL-Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis in the Absence of Risk Factors.

    The study found that even in healthy middle-aged people without typical heart risks, higher blood sugar levels (not high enough to be diabetes) were linked to early signs of artery damage, which supports the idea that blood sugar matters for heart health earlier than we thought.

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