Impaired glucose metabolism and diabetes mellitus has been linked to a decreased risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm development in men. We evaluated potential relationships between blood glucose levels in 1722 men with mean age 34 years and their aortic diameter measured by ultrasound at age 65 years.
Prospective cohort study.
Mean follow-up between baseline glucose investigation and aortic ultrasound was 32.8?±?1.8 years. There was no correlation between baseline blood glucose and later aortic diameter (r?=?0.035, p?=?0.146), whereas a weak correlation between body mass index (BMI) and aortic diameter was observed (r?=?0.097 p?