Correlation between serum complement C1q and microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the correlation between serum complement C1q and microalbuminuria (MAU) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods Two hundred and thirty patients with T2DM from January 2017 to July 2018 were selected. The patients were divided into 3 groups according to the MAU group A (100 patients with MAU≤30 mg/L), group B (80 patients with 30 mg/L ＜ MAU ≤ 300 mg/L) and group C (50 patients with MAU ＞300 mg/L). The clinical data were recorded and serum complement C1q was measured by immunoturbidimetry. The homeostatic model assessment C-peptide resistance index (HOMA-CR) was calculated. The correlation was analyzed by Spearman correlation analysis, and multivariate Logistic regression analysis was performed with MAU ＞300 mg/L as dependent variable. Results The complement C1q in group C was significantly higher than that in group A and group B (198.72 ± 43.25) mg/L vs. (173.42 ± 29.36) and (181.57 ± 35.79) mg/L, and there was statistical difference (P＜0.05). Spearman correlation analysis result showed that serum complement C1q had positive correlation with body mass index (BMI), fasting C-peptide (FCP), HOMA-CR and MAU in patients with T2DM (r = 0.22, 0.26, 0.31 and 0.38; P＜0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis result showed that course of disease, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and complement C1q were the independent risk factor of MAU＞300 mg/L in patients with T2DM (P＜0.01). Conclusions In patients with T2DM, serum complement C1q has positive correlation with MAU, and it is the independent risk factor of MAU＞300 mg/L. The serum complement C1q may be one of the indicators of large amount of MAU.