CHEN Lina,ZHANG Jiangrong,SU Qing,et al.Change of serum CEA level and related metabolic factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus[J].Journal of Tongji University(Medical Science),2022,43(6):782-787. [点击复制]
Change of serum CEA level and related metabolic factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
CHEN Lina,ZHANG Jiangrong,SU Qing,ZHANG Hongmei
(Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China;Medical Center, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China)
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the change of serum carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA) levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) and its association with related metabolic factors. MethodsA total 952 T2DM patients(malignant tumor were excluded) aged 40-70 years who were hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 2018 to December 2020 were enrolled,and 471 non-diabetic subjects matched by sex and age who underwent health check-up in the Medical Center of Xinhua Hospital were recruited as controls. The serum CEA levels were compared between the two groups. The association of serum CEA level with age, blood pressure(BP), glycated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c), fasting blood glucose(FBG), 2h-postprandial blood glucose(2h-PG), fasting C-peptide(FC-p), 2h-postprandial C-peptide(2h C-p), homeostasis model assessment index(HOMA-IR), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol(HDL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol(LDL-C), total cholesterol(TC), triglyceride(TG), body mass index(BMI) and duration of diabetes were analyzed. ResultsSerum CEA above the upper limit of normal were detected in 11% of T2DM patients, which was significantly higher than in controls(4%); and the average serum CEA level in T2DM patients was significantly higher than that in controls[2.62(1.82,3.83) vs 2.14(1.51,2.96)ng/ml, P<0.001]. Stepwise regression analysis showed that serum CEA was positively and independently correlated with age, HbA1c, FBG and 2h-PG(β=0.020, P<0.05, β=0.207, P<0.05, β=0.091, P<0.05, β=0.070, P<0.05; respectively). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that HbA1c, FBG, and 2h-PG were the independent risk factors for the increase of serum CEA after adjusting for multiple confounding factors[AORS = 1.338, 95%CI(1.198-1.495), AORS=1.102, 95%CI(1.016-1.195), AORS=1.065, 95%CI(1.009-1.123), respectively]. Binary logistic regression showed that compared with HbA1c≤7%, the risk of increased CEA in patients with HbA1c 8%-9% and >9% were significantly increased(OR=3.459, 95%CI: 1.373-8.713; and OR=5.084, 95%CI: 2.230-11.589). ConclusionThe serum CEA level of type 2 diabetic patients is significantly elevated. Age, HbA1c, FBG, and 2h-PG are independent risk factors of increased CEA level; when HbA1c is higher than 8% the risk of abnormal serum CEA increases in T2DM patients.