Research Article

The Utility of Perirenal Fat in Determining the Risk of Onset and Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Comparison of clinical characteristics between the CG group and DM group.

CG (n = 100)DM (n = 959)t

Gender (M/F)47/53609/350−0.1430.457
Age (years)59 (51–68)60 (49–70)−1.2110.110
HbA1C (%)5.87 ± 1.349.49 ± 2.58−22.655<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)5.47 ± 1.928.89 ± 3.80−14.995<0.001
ALB (g/L)47.64 ± 3.0540.61 ± 5.3020.087<0.001
Urea (mmol/L)6.19 ± 1.686.18 ± 3.580.0220.983
UA (μmol/L)336.70 ± 112.62359.40 ± 108.84−1.9780.048
Tch (mmol/L)4.98 ± 1.065.12 ± 12.24−0.1170.907
TG (mmol/L)2.13 ± 2.292.17 ± 2.05−0.1780.859
HDL (mmol/L)1.24 ± 0.381.03 ± 0.326.164<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)3.07 ± 0.982.93 ± 5.750.2250.882
Rx
 None (diet alone)86 (9.0)
 OHA (n, %)236 (24.6)
 Insulin ± OHA (n, %)568 (59.2)
 Antihypertensive drugs (n, %)430 (44.8)
 ACE-I/ARBs (n, %)252 (26.3)
 Hypolipidemic therapy (n, %)324 (33.8)
PFT (cm)0.85 (0.62–1.09)1.20 (0.92–1.38)−12.442<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)20.43 ± 1.1124.66 ± 3.98−8.465<0.001
PFT/BMI (mm/kg/m2)0.41 (0.32, 0.50)0.52 (0.40, 0.61)−13.233<0.001

CG: health control group; DM: type 2 diabetes group; HbA1C: glycated hemoglobin ratio; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; ALB: serum albumin; urea: serum urea nitrogen; UA: blood uric acid; Tch: total serum cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL: serum high-density lipoprotein; LDL: serum low-density lipoprotein; PFT: perirenal fat thickness; BMI = weight (kg)/height2 (m2); OHA: oral hypoglycemic agent; Rx, prescription.