Research Article

[Retracted] Free Triiodothyronine Is Independently Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hospitalized Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Table 2

Biochemical indicators of hospitalized type 2 diabetes patients with or without NAFLD.

VariableNo NAFLD ()NAFLD ()Statistics ()

FINS (pmol/L)53.93 (60.53)73.91 (38.51)-5.14<0.001
FCP (nmol/L)0.54 (0.63)0.70 (0.47)-7.17<0.001
1h-CP (nmol/L)1.07 (1.03)1.33 (1.43)-6.54<0.001
2h-CP (nmol/L)1.17 (1.23)1.43 (1.87)-5.76<0.001
HbA1c (%)8.70 (4.10)8.30 (3.30)-1.140.26
ABG (mmol/L)12.70 (6.30)12.10 (9.90)-2.45<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)7.09 (3.46)7.56 (4.28)-2.22<0.05
1hBG (mmol/L)12.09 (4.07)12.36 (4.48)-4.38<0.001
2hBG (mmol/L)10.99 (5.62)11.15 (4.80)-3.38<0.001
HOMA-IR21.13 (24.05)23.65 (14.29)-4.99<0.001
HOMA-β294.88 (298.76)257.52 (400.81)-2.21<0.05
TSH (mU/L)1.77 (1.31)1.60 (1.53)-0.440.66
FT3 (pmol/L)4.32 (0.89)4.39 (0.58)-4.07<0.001
FT4 (pmol/L)15.29 (3.03)16.18 (3.35)-0.760.45
ALT (U/L)19.00 (15.20)30.00 (22.00)-6.87<0.001
AST (U/L)19.00 (10.00)23.00 (10.50)-3.84<0.001
GGT (U/L)24.00 (28.00)33.00 (30.00)-7.18<0.001
UN (mmol/L)4.78 (2.15)4.64 (2.28)-4.01<0.001
CR (μmol/L)69.00 (39.00)75.00 (39.00)-2.33<0.05
UA (μmol/L)342.00 (137.00)372.00 (177.00)-3.26<0.001
TC (mmol/L)1.72 (1.76)2.12 (2.39)-8.48<0.001
TG (mmol/L)4.33 (1.47)4.68 (1.36)-3.00<0.01
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.16 (0.39)1.16 (0.29)-1.100.27
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.51 (1.01)2.69 (1.02)-1.330.18
24h-UTP (g/24 h)91.60 (118.70)82.20 (107.50)-0.200.85
24hU-ABL (mg/24 h)17.94 (47.43)19.68 (22.59)-0.840.4
24hU-ALB/CR (%)18.31 (34.22)15.43 (19.08)-0.640.52
GFR (mL min-1 1.73 m-2)92.29 (49.98)109.53 (53.11)2.36<0.05
DDi (ng/mL)0.24 (0.26)0.15 (0.22)-5.21<0.001
CRP (mg/L)0.90 (4.50)0.80 (4.20)-1.420.16
HCY (μmol/L)10.10 (3.10)10.90 (5.60)-0.360.72

FINS: fasting insulin; FCP: fasting C peptide; ABG: admission blood glucose; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3: free triiodothyronine; FT4: free four iodothyronine; ALT: alanine transferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: glutamyl transpeptidase; UN: urea nitrogen; CR: creatinine; UA: uric acid; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; 24h-UTP: 24-hour urine protein quantification; 24hU-ABL: 24-hour urine albumin quantification; 24hU-ALB/CR: 24-hour urine albumin quantification to creatinine ratio; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; DDi: D-dimer; CRP: C-reactive protein; HCY: homocysteine; 1hBG: 1 h blood glucose; 1hINS: 1 h insulin; 1h-CP: 1 h C peptide; 2hBG: 2 h blood glucose; 2hINS: 2 h insulin; 2h-CP: 2 h C peptide; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; HOMA-β: homeostasis model assessment-β.