High c-peptide level: marker of mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Authors : Çiğdem Budak ECE, Zafer PEKKOLAY, Alpaslan Kemal TUZCU

Pages : 27-31

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Publication Date : 2018-12-07

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: We aimed to retrospectively investigate the effect of c-peptide level on mortality in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Methods: Patients who applied to the Dicle University Medical Faculty in 2012 were screened in the database and included a 1000 DM patient with c-peptide, after 5 years the patients were re-evaluated. The patients were then categorized. The patients were divided into two groups, dead patients and living patients. Two groups of c-peptide levels were compared. Results: Totally 1000 patients included in the study. 392 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(39.2%); of the patients were male and 608 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(60.8%); were female, the mean age was 57. Patients were divided into two groups: the patient group who died and the patient group who was living. The number of patients died was 146 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14.6%); and the number of living patients was 844 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(75.4%);. C-peptide levels were found to be higher in patients who died insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3,5 ± 2,7 ng / ml); than those who survived insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2,9 ± 1,7 ng / ml); and statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: The high c-peptide levels in patients with Diabetes Mellitus, it may be an important parameter to predict mortality.
Keywords : Diabetes mellitus, c peptide