文摘
Several studies report that endogenous insulin secretion (EIS) ability is correlated with BMI in glucagon stimulation tests (GST). Despite a standard method to assess EIS, GST can produce side effects such as nausea. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between EIS and BMI with a simple meal tolerance test (MTT). One-hundred type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients (average: age 61, HbA1c 9.2?%, BMI 25.0?kg/m2, duration of DM 11.5?years) subjected to a MTT. We measured serum C-peptide immunoreactivity (CPR) at fasting, and 2?h after a calorie controlled breakfast, and calculated the difference to give ΔCPR. The fasting and postprandial CPR significantly correlated with BMI (R--.59, R--.48, P--.0001, respectively). ΔCPR also significantly correlated to BMI (R--.34, P--.001). HbA1c had a significant negative association of ΔCPR (R-??0.38, P--.0005). The optimal cut-off level of BMI to predict ΔCPR 2 using the ROC curve (sensitivity 83?%, specificity 88?%). Using multiple regression analysis, we examined influence factors of ΔCPR; the significant standard partial regression coefficients were: BMI 0.254, insulin use ?.237, HbA1c -0.358 (P--.05). The HbA1c level in BMI > 25.0?kg/m2 was significantly higher in patients with 1.0 = 2.0 (10.0?% vs. 8.5?%). The BMI significantly correlated with EIS ability in a MTT, and is a simple index to predict EIS. The insulin secretion ability diminished in patients with BMI 2, and BMI > 25?kg/m2 but high HbA1c > 10?%.