Abstract:
Objective To determine whether there is a certain correlation between QT correction interval (QTc) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Methods Clinical data about 549 patients with type 2 diabetes in the department of gastroenterology and endocrinology in our hospital from July 2017 to June 2018 were selected for retrospective analysis. QTc interval> 440 ms was defined as QTc
+. QTc interval≤ 440 ms was defined as QTc
-. Factors that might affect QTc interval, such as gender, heart rate, red blood cells, hemoglobin, etc., were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.
Results Male (
OR=0.028, 95%
CI, 0.116-0.448,
P< 0.001) and elevated red blood cell (
OR=0.231, 95%
CI, 0.081-0.662,
P=0.006) were independent protective factors of QTc interval prolongation in patients with diabetes. Elevated heart rate (
OR=1.040, 95%
CI, 1.022-1.058,
P< 0.001), obesity (
OR=3.350, 95%
CI, 1.885-5.951,
P< 0.001) and NAFLD (
OR=1.999, 95%
CI, 1.192-3.352,
P=0.009) were independent risk factors for the prolongation of QTc interval in patients with diabetes.
Conclusion The prolongation of QTc interval in type 2 diabetic patients is closely related to NAFLD confirmed by ultrasonography.