title: Urine C-peptide and atherogenic risk factors in diabetes mellitus: relevance to "syndrome X".
abstract: The relation between the C-peptide concentration in twenty-four-hour urine specimens and atherogenic risk factors was investigated in 38 patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in an attempt to determine the significance of urine C-peptide in diagnosing "syndrome X," which is characterized by insulin resistance. Weak positive correlations between twenty-four-hour urine C-peptide concentration and body mass index, systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP, serum total cholesterol, and serum triglyceride were detected. A weak negative correlation was also apparent between urine C-peptide and serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The body mass index and serum triglyceride of patients with urine C-peptide excretion of > 100 micrograms/day were significantly higher than those in patients with normal urine C-peptide excretion (< 100 micrograms/day) (P < 0.01 and P < 0.02, respectively). Systolic BP, diastolic BP, serum total cholesterol, and serum HDL did not differ significantly between the two groups of patients. Results indicate that twenty-four-hour urine C-peptide concentration is of significance in determining whether a patient has a tendency to insulin resistance but has only limited value as a quantitative measure of endogenous insulin secretion.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000652:urine*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D017566:Microvascular Angina / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002096:C-Peptide; D014280:Triglycerides