Research Article

The Relationship between Perirenal Fat Thickness and Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Main correlations of anthropometric and eGFR in the subgroup divided by sex.

ParameterMen ()Women ()

Age (year)-0.658<0.001-0.546<0.001
Diabetes duration (year)-0.441<0.001-0.2620.014
FPG (mmol/l)0.2490.0310.1370.214
UA (μmol/l)0.0850.469-0.3050.005
TG (mmol/l)0.1500.193-0.1180.280
TC (mmol/l)0.2870.013-0.1270.243
HDL-c (mmol/l)0.1230.297-0.0420.705
LDL-c (mmol/l)0.2730.017-0.1180.284
HbA1c (mmol/l)0.3760.0010.3000.006
BMI (kg/m2)0.1640.1570.1390.201

VFA (cm2)-0.0450.7580.0790.580
WC (cm)0.0760.510-0.0750.492
PrFT (cm)-0.2640.019-0.1990.062
PnFT (cm)-0.0720.527-0.0480.657

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; FPG: fast plasma glucose; UA: uric acid; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; BMI: body mass index; VFA: visceral fat area; WC: waist circumference; PrFT: perirenal fat thickness; PnFT: paranephric fat thickness.