Research Article

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

Table 2

Comparison of clinical characteristics among the DM-1 group, DM-2 group, and DM-3 group.

DM-1 (n = 636)DM-2 (n = 191)DM-3 (n = 132)

Gender (M/F)397/239119/7293/390.203
Age (years)57 (48–65)60 (51–69)61 (51–70)<0.001
Diabetes course (years)5 (1–10)8 (1–10)10 (5–14)<0.001
Hypertension course (years)0 (0–5)0 (0–10)5 (1–10)<0.001
Body weight68.12 ± 12.9768.53 ± 14.2169.10 ± 12.960.722
Height (m)1.66 ± 0.081.66 ± 0.781.66 ± 0.720.545
BMI (kg/m2)24.6 ± 3.924.9 ± 4.024.7 ± 4.00.545
HbA1C (%)9.48 ± 2.739.83 ± 2.188.95 ± 4.200.025
FPG (mmol/L)8.78 ± 3.859.18 ± 3.408.94 ± 4.25<0.001
UTP (g/24 h)0.06 ± 0.670.28 ± 0.215.28 ± 6.31<0.001
UCr (μmol/L)9458 ± 51777466 ± 42415786 ± 3571<0.001
ALB (g/L)41.28 ± 4.7740.57 ± 5.5637.57 ± 6.19<0.001
Urea (mmol/L)5.68 ± 3.426.19 ± 2.298.84 ± 4.82<0.001
SCr (μmol/L)59.8 ± 16.772.6 ± 54.8123.1 ± 87.2<0.001
UA (μmol/L)348.5 ± 105.3363.9 ± 104.8406.7 ± 116.5<0.001
Tch (mmol/L)1.96 ± 1.655.83 ± 16.504.88 ± 1.340.676
TG (mmol/L)1.96 ± 1.652.56 ± 2.822.56 ± 2.23<0.001
HDL (mmol/L)1.02 ± 0.311.02 ± 0.291.09 ± 0.380.086
LDL (mmol/L)2.72 ± 1.762.57 ± 1.164.58 ± 15.190.002
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)104.2 ± 19.497.8 ± 24.267.9 ± 33.0<0.001
Hb (mg/L)137.1 ± 21.4135.2 ± 22.1123.4 ± 23.4<0.001
PT (s)10.70 ± 0.8310.90 ± 1.4810.67 ± 0.900.030
Rx, n (%)
 None (diet alone)53 (8.3)22 (11.8)11 (8.0)0.251
 OHA128 (20.1)67 (35.1)41 (31.4)0.024
 Insulin ± OHA397 (62.4)91 (47.7)80 (60.5)0.141
 Antihypertensive drugs250 (39.3)97 (50.9)83 (63.2)<0.001
 ACE-I/ARBs134 (21.1)58 (30.4)60 (45.1)<0.001
 Hypolipidemic therapy198 (31.1)73 (38.4)53 (40.2)0.251
PFT (cm)1.08 (0.85–1.33)1.15 (1.00–1.42)1.29 (1.05,1.60)<0.001
PFT/BMI (mm/kg/m2)0.44 (0.35, 0.54)0.49 (0.41, 0.59)0.53 (0.42, 0.67)<0.001

DM-1: diabetes mellitus without albuminuria; DM-2: diabetes mellitus with microalbuminuria; DM-3: diabetes mellitus with macroalbuminuria; BMI: body mass index; BMI = weight (kg)/height2 (m2); HbA1C: glycated hemoglobin ratio; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; UTP: total 24-hour urinary protein; UCr: urinary creatinine; urine albumin: urinary microprotein; UACR: urinary creatinine protein ratio; UACR (mg/g) = urinary creatinine/urinary microalbumin; ALB: serum albumin; urea: serum urea nitrogen; SCr: blood creatinine; UA: blood uric acid; Tch: serum total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL: serum high-density lipoprotein; LDL: serum low-density lipoprotein; eGFR: predicted glomerular filtration rate; Hb: hemoglobin; PT: prothrombin time; PFT: perirenal fat thickness; OHA: oral hypoglycemic agent; Rx: prescription.