Key result
Patients with type 2 diabetes had significantly higher renal sinus fat volume and sinus fat-parenchyma ratio compared to healthy controls (P<0.001).
Why the study?
The study aimed to compare MRI-assessed renal sinus fat volume between patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy volunteers, and investigate its association with metabolic traits.
Is renal sinus fat volume assessed by MRI associated with metabolic risk factors and diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
Patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy volunteers
Comparison
Patients with type 2 diabetes vs healthy volunteer controls
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Renal sinus fat by MRI may link to metabolic traits in type 2 diabetes; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional
Is renal sinus fat volume assessed by MRI associated with metabolic risk factors and diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes?
p-value: p=<0.001
Renal sinus fat volume measured by MRI is associated with metabolic risk factors and albuminuria in type 2 diabetes, suggesting it may serve as an early biomarker for diabetic nephropathy.
Lin et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes vs. Healthy volunteers was evaluated on Renal sinus fat volume and sinus fat-parenchyma ratio (p=<0.001). Patients with type 2 diabetes had significantly higher renal sinus fat volume and sinus fat-parenchyma ratio compared to healthy controls (P<0.001).
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