Gender Differences in Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Lipohypertrophy in Insulin-Exposed Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.

Siping PengMingming XuHengxia ZhaoHaiyan YangLinlin ZhangShuqiao HuHuiling LiuYuqin SheMaosheng LeeHuilin Li

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2022)

The evidence shows that the results of gender differences in the LH prevalence are inconsistent with different types of DM. Probably, there is no gender differences in the LH prevalence in adult patients with T1DM, but it has a gender difference between male and female in T2DM. More strictly designed clinical studies are needed to further verify and reveal the underlying mechanisms.

Keyphrases

risk factors
glycemic control
type diabetes
gene expression
genome wide
adipose tissue
dna methylation
insulin resistance