Genetic polymorphisms and their correlation with dyslipidemia in Chinese patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.

BACKGROUND

Dyslipidemia is a common complication in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Genetic polymorphisms have been implicated in the development of dyslipidemia.

AIM

To investigate the association between polymorphisms of candidate genes involved in lipid metabolism and dyslipidemia in Chinese patients with DM.

METHODS

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1098 Chinese patients with DM recruited from multiple healthcare centers. Demographic and clinical data were collected, and dyslipidemia was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples and genotyping for selected polymorphisms of candidate genes (, , , and others) was performed using PCR and DNA sequencing techniques. Statistical analyses were performed using logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounding factors.

RESULTS

The study population consisted of 578 males (52.6%) and 520 females (47.4%), with a mean age of 58.4 ± 12.2 years. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 64.8%. Significant associations were found between dyslipidemia and the rs7412 T/T, rs429358 C/C, rs328 G/G, and rs708272 G/G genotypes after adjusting for covariates. Subgroup analyses showed generally consistent associations across subgroups, although some variations in effect sizes were observed.

CONCLUSION

This study identified significant associations between genetic polymorphisms of , , and genes and dyslipidemia in Chinese patients with DM.