Association of Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Metformin Use in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 965-972, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and associated factors in type 2 diabetes patients using metformin. A total of 799 type 2 diabetes patients using metformin was enrolled. Vitamin B12 and folate levels were quantified by chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay. Vitamin B12 deficiency was defined as vitamin B12 4 ng/mL). The prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in metformin-treated type 2 diabetes patients was 9.5% (n = 76), and the mean vitamin B12 level was 662.5 +/- 246.7 pg/mL. Vitamin B12 deficient patients had longer duration of metformin use (P or = 2,000 mg were 2.52 (95% CI, 1.27-4.99, P = 0.008) and 3.80 (95% CI, 1.82-7.92, P or = 10 yr were 4.65 (95% CI, 2.36-9.16, P 1,000 mg) and longer durations (> or = 4 yr) of treatment.
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Main subject:
Patients
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Time Factors
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Vitamin B 12
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Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
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Immunoassay
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Odds Ratio
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Prevalence
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ROC Curve
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Area Under Curve
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2014
Type:
Article