Association of gamma-glutamyl transferase concentrations with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes.
Haoyu GuanKe LiuXikang FanHao YuYu QinJie YangZheng ZhuChong ShenEnchun PanYan LuJinyi ZhouJian SuMing WuPublished in: Journal of diabetes (2023)
Our findings suggest that, in Chinese T2DM patients, elevated serum GGT concentrations were associated with mortality for all-cause, CVD, and cancer, and further research is needed to elucidate the role of obesity, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and lipids in this association.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- metabolic syndrome
- ejection fraction
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- weight loss
- risk factors
- papillary thyroid
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- body mass index
- patient reported outcomes
- young adults
- squamous cell