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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Correlation of multiple lipid and lipoprotein ratios with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic mellitus: A retrospective study.

Ran Li, Dehong Kong, Zhengqin Ye, Guannan Zong, Kerong Hu, Wei Xu, Ping Fang, Liya Zhang, Yun Zhou, Keqin Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ran LiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Dehong KongDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Zhengqin YeDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Guannan ZongDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Kerong HuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Wei XuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Ping FangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Liya ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yun ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Keqin ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Ying XueDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Tongji Hospital · CNTongji University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and objective: The diagnostic value of lipid and lipoprotein ratios for NAFLD in newly diagnosed T2DM remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between lipid and lipoprotein ratios and the risk of NAFLD in subjects with newly diagnosed T2DM. Methods: A total of 371 newly diagnosed T2DM patients with NAFLD and 360 newly diagnosed T2DM without NAFLD were enrolled in the study. Demographics variables, clinical history and serum biochemical indicators of the subjects were collected. Six lipid and lipoprotein ratios, including triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio, cholesterol to HDL-C (TC/HDL-C) ratio, free fatty acid to HDL-C (FFA/HDL-C) ratio, uric acid to HDL-C (UA/HDL-C) ratio, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol to HDL-C (LDL-C/HDL-C) ratio, apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A1 (APOB/A1) ratio, were calculated. We compared the differences in lipid and lipoprotein ratios between NAFLD group and non-NAFLD group, and further analyzed the correlation and diagnostic value of these ratios with the risk of NAFLD in the newly diagnosed T2DM patients. Results: The proportion of NAFLD in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM increased progressively over the range Q1 to Q4 of six lipid ratios, including the TG/HDL-C ratio, TC/HDL-C ratio, FFA/HDL-C ratio, UA/HDL-C ratio, LDL-C/HDL-C ratio, and APOB/A1 ratio. After adjusting for multiple confounders, TG/HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, UA/HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C and APOB/A1 were all strongly correlated with the risk of NAFLD in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. In patients with newly-onset T2DM, the TG/HDL-C ratio was the most powerful indicator for the diagnosis of NAFLD among all six indicators, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.732 (95% CI 0.696-0.769). In addition, TG/HDL-C ratio>1.405, with a sensitivity of 73.8% and specificity of 60.1%, had a good diagnostic ability for NAFLD in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. Conclusions: The TG/HDL-C ratio may be an effective marker to help identify the risk of NAFLD in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseApolipoproteins BCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLFatty Acids, NonesterifiedHumansLipoproteinsRetrospective StudiesTriglyceridesApolipoproteins BCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLFatty Acids, NonesterifiedLipoproteinsTriglycerideslipid ratioslipoprotein ratiosNAFLDnewly diagnosed T2DMTG/HDL-C ratio

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PMID36875464
PMCPMC9982122
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