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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Inflammatory markers as predictors of liver fibrosis in type 2 diabetes patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease.

Yange Tang, Yulong Deng, Gengliang Zhang, Yanjun Wang, Jing Wang, Jie Wu, Mengjin Gu

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yange TangDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yulong DengDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Gengliang ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yanjun WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jie WuDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Mengjin GuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhengding County People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.

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Objective: This study investigates the link between inflammatory markers and liver fibrosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Methods: From Oct 2020 to Oct 2024, 769 hospitalized T2DM patients were studied. They were split into Control (n=389) and Experimental groups (T2DM with MAFLD, n=380). The Experimental group was further divided based on FIB-4 scores into non-fibrosis (FIB-4< 1.3, n=267), suspected fibrosis (1.3 ≤ FIB-4 ≤ 2.67, n=99), and advanced fibrosis (FIB-4 > 2.67, n=14). Logistic regression identified factors affecting liver fibrosis, while ROC analysis assessed the predictive value of NLR, SIRI, PLR, and PHR for liver fibrosis in T2DM-MAFLD patients. Results: The Experimental group showed higher BMI, FPG, TG, TC, LDL-C, ALT, AST, ALB, GGT, and SUA, but lower age, diabetes duration, MPV, and HDL-C (P< 0.05). Compared to non-fibrosis, suspected fibrosis had higher age, diabetes duration, MPV, AST, and NLR, and lower LY, PLR, PHR. Advanced fibrosis featured higher age, AST, NLR, FPG, HbA1c, SIRI, and lower LY, RBC, LDL-C, PLR, PHR, Hb, PLT, and ALB (P< 0.05). Logistic regression identified NLR, SIRI, PLR, and PHR as significant factors for liver fibrosis. ROC analysis showed AUCs of 0.712 (NLR), 0.757 (SIRI), 0.703 (PLR), and 0.806 (PHR) with sensitivities and specificities varying among markers. Optimal cut-offs were 1.573 (NLR), 1.465 (SIRI), 110.819 (PLR), and 185.379 (PHR). Conclusions: NLR, SIRI, PLR, and PHR significantly influence liver fibrosis in T2DM patients with MAFLD, aiding in its diagnosis and management.

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BiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Fatty LiverInflammationLiver CirrhosisAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisBiomarkersdiagnosisinflammatory markersliver fibrosismetabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver diseasetype 2 diabetes mellitus

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