Association Between Serum Folic Acid Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Overweight or Obese Patients: A Retrospective Study.
The relationship between folic acid (FA) levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with overweight or obesity remains uncertain. This study aimed to further investigate the relationship between them.
A retrospective study was conducted on 149 patients, comprising 64 patients with T2DM and normal weight and 85 patients with T2DM and overweight or obese status.
Our findings revealed significantly lower levels of FA and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in overweight/obese T2DM patients compared to their normal-BMI counterparts (P < 0.001). The overweight/obese cohort exhibited elevated metabolic parameters, including fasting C-peptide, serum uric acid, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) levels (P < 0.05). Notably, correlation analysis demonstrated a significant positive association between FA levels and both age (r = 0.341, P < 0.001), diabetes duration (r = 0.278, P = 0.001), and NLR (r = 0.212, P = 0.009). Conversely, inverse correlations were observed between FA levels and C-peptide (r = -0.240, P = 0.004), TG (r = -0.254, P < 0.001), and VLDL-C (r = -0.271, P = 0.001).
This research found that FA levels were significantly associated with T2DM in individuals who were overweight or obese.
A retrospective study was conducted on 149 patients, comprising 64 patients with T2DM and normal weight and 85 patients with T2DM and overweight or obese status.
Our findings revealed significantly lower levels of FA and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in overweight/obese T2DM patients compared to their normal-BMI counterparts (P < 0.001). The overweight/obese cohort exhibited elevated metabolic parameters, including fasting C-peptide, serum uric acid, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) levels (P < 0.05). Notably, correlation analysis demonstrated a significant positive association between FA levels and both age (r = 0.341, P < 0.001), diabetes duration (r = 0.278, P = 0.001), and NLR (r = 0.212, P = 0.009). Conversely, inverse correlations were observed between FA levels and C-peptide (r = -0.240, P = 0.004), TG (r = -0.254, P < 0.001), and VLDL-C (r = -0.271, P = 0.001).
This research found that FA levels were significantly associated with T2DM in individuals who were overweight or obese.