Serum Retinol-Binding Protein Levels Are Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Real-World Study

• Published in: Diabetes & metabolism journal Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 129 - 139
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhi-Hui, Ke, Jiang-Feng, Lu, Jun-Xi, Liu, Yun, Wang, Ai-Ping, Li, Lian-Xi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Diabetes Association / Daehan Dangnyobyeong Hakoe 01.01.2022; Korean Diabetes Association; 대한당뇨병학회
• Subjects: Abdomen; Blood pressure; Body mass index; China - epidemiology; Cholesterol; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; diabetes mellitus, type 2; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Fatty liver; Hepatitis; High density lipoprotein; Humans; Insulin resistance; Lipoproteins; Liver diseases; Metabolism; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - complications; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - metabolism; Obesity; Original; Peptides; Population; Proteins; retinol-binding protein; Retinol-Binding Proteins; Statistical analysis; Ultrasonic imaging; Variance analysis; 내과학; China; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Retinol-binding protein

Background: The association of serum retinol-binding protein (RBP) levels with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains controversial. Furthermore, few studies have investigated their relationship in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to exp...