Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2020, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 207-210.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2020.02.015

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Changes of blood glycosylated hemoglobin and thyroid hormone levels in patients with NAFLD complicated by T2DM

Liu Jiguo, Dou Cuiyun , Cheng Guangling   

  1. Department of Blood Transfusion, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zaozhuang 277100,Shandong Province,China
  • Received:2019-05-06 Online:2020-03-10 Published:2020-04-20

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of blood glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1C) and thyroid hormone levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) complicated by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods 50 patients with T2DM and 55 patients with NAFLD complicated byT2DM were recruited in the Department of Endocrinology in our hospital between April 2017 and March 2019, and all patients underwent somatology, serum liver and kidney function tests, blood lipids, HbA1C, fasting insulin (FINS), free triiodothyronine (FT3), free tetraiodothyronine(FT4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were assayed. Results The body mass index (BMI) in patients with NAFLD complicated byT2DM was (28. 4±2.7) kg/m2, significantly higher than [(24. 0±2.4) kg/m2, P<0.05] in patients with T2DM, the waist circumference in patients with NAFLD and T2DM was (94.5±8.5) cm, significantly higher than(84.0_7.6) cm, P < 0.05)in patients with T2DM, and the hip circumference in patients with NAFLD complicated by T2DM was (97.1±8.0) cm, significantly higher than (89.7±7.2) cm, P<0.05) in T2DM patients;serum level of alanine aminotransferasein patients with NAFLD complicated by T2DM was (79.5±7.6) u/L, significantly higher than [(42.3±4.3) μ/L, P<0.05] in patients with T2DM, serum aspartate aminotransferase level in patients with NAFLD complicated by T2DM was (59.7±6.1) u/L, significantly higher than[(41.2±3.9) u/L, P<0.05] in patients with T2DM, and serum level of glutamyltranspeptidasein patients with NAFLD complicated byT2DM was (105.8±9.4) u/L, significantly higher than [(60.9±6.5) u/L, P<0.05] in patients with T2DM; blood triglyceride levelin patients with NAFLD complicated by T2DM was (4.2±1.7) mmol/L, significantly higher than [(2.4±0.9) mmol/L, P<0.05] in patients with T2DM, and blood level of fasting insulinin patients with NAFLD complicated by T2DM was (12.0±2.5) mU/L, significantly higher than [(9.1±1.8) mU/L, P<0.05] in patients with T2DM;serum level of thyroid stimulating hormone level in patients with NAFLD complicated byT2DM was (3.4±1.2) mU/L, significantly higher than [(1.9±0.8) mU/L, P<0.05] in patients with T2DM, while serum FT3 and FT4 levels in the two groups were not significantly different (P>0.05). Conclusion The BMI, serum liver function index, TG, FINS and TSH in patients with NAFLD complicated by T2DMchange greatly, significantly different as compared to in patients with T2DM,and clinicians should take these differences into consideration in clinical practice for early diagnosis and management.

Key words: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Thyroid stimulating hormone, Fasting insulin, Glycosylated hemoglobin