Journal of Diabetes (Sep 2023)

二甲双胍日剂量和治疗时间对中国2型糖尿病患者维生素B12缺乏和周围神经病变患病率的影响:一项多中心横断面研究

  • Leili Gao,
  • Xingwu Ran,
  • Xuejun Liu,
  • Xingping Shen,
  • Shuchun Chen,
  • Fuqiang Liu,
  • Dong Zhao,
  • Yan Bi,
  • Qing Su,
  • Yao Lu,
  • Minxiang Lei,
  • Yanfang Wang,
  • Linong Ji

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.13428
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 9
pp. 765 – 776

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Abstract Aims To evaluate the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving metformin treatment and to investigate the effects of metformin daily dose and treatment duration on the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy (PN). Materials and Methods In this multicenter cross‐sectional study, 1027 Chinese patients who had been taking ≥1000 mg/day metformin for ≥1 year were enrolled using proportionate stratified random sampling based on daily dose and treatment duration. Primary measures included the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency (<148 pmol/L), borderline B12 deficiency (148 pmol/L‐211 pmol/L), and PN. Results The prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency, borderline deficiency, and PN were 2.15%, 13.66%, and 11.59%, respectively. Patients receiving ≥1500 mg/day metformin had significantly higher prevalence of borderline vitamin B12 deficiency (16.76% vs. 9.91%, p = .0015) and serum B12 ≤221 pmol/L (19.25% vs. 11.64%, p < .001) than patients receiving <1500 mg/day metformin. No difference was found in prevalence of borderline vitamin B12 deficiency (12.58% vs. 15.49%, p = .1902) and serum B12 ≤221 pmol/L (14.91% vs. 17.32%, p = .3055) between patients receiving metformin for ≥3 and <3 years. Patients with vitamin B12 deficiency had numerically higher PN prevalence (18.18% vs. 11.27%, p = .3192) than patients without it. Multiple logistic analyses revealed that HbA1c and metformin daily dose were associated with the prevalence of borderline B12 deficiency and B12 ≤221 pmol/L. Conclusions High daily dosage (≥1500 mg/day) played an important role in metformin‐associated vitamin B12 deficiency while not contributing to the risk of PN.

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