Research Article Details
Article ID: | A19427 |
PMID: | 26573192 |
Source: | Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi |
Title: | [Body mass index is a risk factor for new-onset non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus]. |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) on new-onset non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS: Subjects with T2DM were recruited from the population of individuals attending the Affiliated General Hospital of North China University for routine health examination between 2006 and 2007 and offered participation in this community-based prospective cohort study. Enrollees were categorized into groups according to weight assessed by baseline BMI (underweight, normal, overweight, and obese groups). Cumulative incidence of NAFLD was compared between each group and the effect of baseline BMI on new-onset NAFLD was assessed by Cox regression analysis. RESULTS: The cumulative incidence of NAFLD increased in conjunction with increases in weight (low weight: 69%, normal weight: 73%, overweight: 90%, obese: 97%; P<0.01). Subjects in the overweight and obese groups showed an increased risk of NAFLD (relative risk (RR)=2.00, 95% CI: 1.76-2.29 and =2.87, 95% CI: 2.42-3.40; P<0.01), compared to those in the normal weight group. Moreover, after adjustment for baseline factors (e.g.age, sex) risk of NAFLD remained higher for the overweight and obese subjects (RR=1.73, 95% CI: 1.49-2.00 and =2.12, 95% CI: 1.73-2.60; P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Risk of NAFLD in T2DM patients increases in parallel to increase in weight assessed by BMI. BMI appeared to be an independent risk factor for NAFLD. |
DOI: | 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2015.10.009 |

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Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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I05 | 9352 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | A diabetes that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2 | disease of metabolism/inherited metabolic disorder/ carbohydrate metabolic disorder/glucose metabolism disease/diabetes/ diabetes mellitus | Details |
I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |