[Determination of the concentration of serum free fatty acids in type 2 diabetic].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum free fatty acids (FFA) concentration in type 2 diabetics.


METHODS
The concentration of serum free fatty acids in type 2 diabetics were measured by enzymology in Hitachi 7170A automatic analyzer, and compared with that of surgical patients without diabetes mellitus.


RESULTS
FFA level of type 2 diabetic (0.6268 +/- 0.2971) mmol/L was higher than that of the comparison (0.5333 +/- 0.2230) mol/L (P <0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Type 2 diabetes mellitus could cause the increase of the serum free fatty acids,and hyperlipidemia, specially. High free fatty acids disease was one of the risky factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Yi
Bin
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Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. Binbiyi@hotmail.com
Li
Xiao-Jie
XJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified