The association between the AST/ALT ratio and osteopenia or osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
An elevated AST/ALT ratio is associated with the evaluated risk of osteopenia/OP in patients with T2DM. The AST/ALT ratio, a practical and cost-effective biomarker, may be a potential predictor of osteopenia/OP in patients with T2DM.
Authors
- Shanshan Lv
- Yali Jing
- Yuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3872-6299)
- Guanhua Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9314-2037)
- Weimin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8513-0147)
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases (CN)
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endocrine Connections
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1530/ec-25-0086
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Nanjing University