Open AccessComputed Tomography-Estimated Pancreatic Steatosis is Associated with Carotid Plaque in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study from China
Author(s) -
Pengling Sun,
Chaonan Fan,
Rengui Wang,
Tongwei Chu,
Xiangrong Sun,
Dongxue Zhang,
Xuehui Du
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s299060
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , pancreas , receiver operating characteristic , radiology , subgroup analysis , ultrasound , gastroenterology , nuclear medicine , confidence interval , endocrinology
To explore potential effects of pancreatic fat content measured by computed tomography (CT) on carotid plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).