Association of UHR and ECG Parameters with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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Research conducted at Yangzhou Wutaishan Hospital of Jiangsu Province, a teaching hospital of Yangzhou University, has shed new light on the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The study aimed to investigate the characteristics and clinical significance of the uric acid (UA) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters in NAFLD patients with and without T2DM. The findings suggest that the combination of UHR and ECG parameters can predict the incidence of T2DM in NAFLD patients.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study compared 102 NAFLD patients with T2DM (NAFLD-T2DM) to 113 NAFLD patients without T2DM (NAFLD-nT2DM) and found significant differences in several biochemical indicators, including UHR, triglycerides (TG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST).
  • NAFLD-T2DM patients exhibited significantly higher levels of triglycerides (TG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), uric acid (UA), and UHR, while AST levels were lower compared to NAFLD-nT2DM patients.
  • The study suggests that the combination of UHR and ECG parameters has predictive value for the incidence of T2DM in NAFLD patients, and that clinical attention should be directed toward the levels of UHR and ECG parameters in NAFLD with T2DM.
  • The research highlights the importance of early detection and management of NAFLD in preventing the development of T2DM.
  • The study was conducted by Yaping Wang, Mingyan Liu, Wei Li, Yaping Liu, Xiaowei Tang, Fei Sun, He Zhu, and Xiangming Tang at Yangzhou Wutaishan Hospital of Jiangsu Province.

Statistics:

  • The study compared 102 NAFLD-T2DM cases to 113 NAFLD-nT2DM cases.
  • NAFLD-T2DM patients had significantly higher levels of triglycerides (TG) (P < 0.001), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (P < 0.001), uric acid (UA) (P < 0.01), and UHR (P < 0.01) compared to NAFLD-nT2DM patients.
  • The levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were significantly lower in NAFLD-T2DM patients compared to NAFLD-nT2DM patients (P < 0.05).

Sources:

  • Wang, Y., Liu, M., Li, W., Liu, Y., Tang, X., Sun, F., Zhu, H., & Tang, X. (2025). Association of UHR and ECG parameters with type 2 diabetes mellitus in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 16.

http://www.frontiersin.org/endocrinology

https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1643842