Original Article
Analysis of islet beta cell function assessed by C-peptide changing with the disease duration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ding Yu, Fu Qi, Qin Yao, Sun Min, Yang Tao
Published 2020-07-27
Cite as Chin J Diabetes Mellitus, 2020, 12(7): 491-495. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115791-20200403-00185
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the characteristics and associated factors of islet beta cell function (evaluated by C-peptide) changing with the disease duration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
MethodsData were collected in 1 570 hospitalized T2DM patients [970 males and 600 females, with a mean age of (58±12) years (12 to 88 years) and diabetes duration of (8.3±7.2)years (3 d to 34 years)] from the Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between November, 2014 and May, 2018. According to the diabetes duration, all patients were divided into 4 groups: diabetes duration ≤ 1 year group (n=340), 1 year<diabetes duration ≤ 5 years group (n=325), 5 years<diabetes duration ≤ 15 years group (n=650) and diabetes duration>15 years group (n=255). C-peptide release index (CRI) was compared and analyzed among different groups by ANOVA. On the basis of diabetes duration grouping, CRI levels were compared by independent sample t test between subgroups grouped using the median levels of glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. The major associated factors of CRI were analyzed by using Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.
ResultsThe major factors associated with CRI were diabetes duration, HbA1c and 25(OH)D in T2DM, and the regression coefficients were -3.108, -17.247 and 0.326, respectively (all P<0.01). Islet function showed some regularities with the disease duration prolonged. Islet function decreased slowly in the early stage (disease duration ≤5 years), then decreased continuously in an annual rate of about 2%, and finally tended to weaken and decrease slowly again after 22 years of diabetes duration. According to the median of HbA1c 8.7%, the patients were divided into HbA1c<8.7% and HbA1c≥8.7% subgroups. And the patients were assigned to 25(OH)D<45.7 nmol/L and 25(OH)D≥45.7 nmol/L subgroups on the basis of the median of 25(OH)D 45.7 nmol/L. The results showed that the CRIs in HbA1c<8.7% subgroup were significantly higher than those in HbA1c≥8.7% subgroup (all P<0.05), while there was no significant differences in CRIs after subgrouping by 25(OH)D (all P>0.05).
ConclusionIn T2DM patients, the islet function decreases slowly at first, then accelerates, and finally decreases slowly again with diabetes duration prolonged, and many factors are associated with CRI.
Key words:
Diabetes mellitus,type 2; Islet function; C-peptide release index
Contributor Information
Ding Yu
Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
Fu Qi
Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
Qin Yao
Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
Sun Min
Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
Yang Tao
Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China