Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 535-540.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2017.04.010

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Study on the serum cystatin C in the elderly population with metabolic syndrome

Zhang Kun, Zhang Chanyuan, Chen Jian, Lu Binghuai   

  1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing 100123, China
  • Received:2017-05-09 Online:2017-07-21 Published:2017-07-20
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission of China(Z141107002514036)

Abstract: Objective To investigate the change of serum cystatin C level and its relationship with metabolic syndrome (MS) main components and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in elderly population with MS. Methods A total of 404 Beijing elderly inhabitants (>60 years, age ranged 60-88 years) and 60 control persons (≤60 years, age ranged 35-60 years) without MS components were enrolled into the present study, and the data including MS components, fasting insulin (FINS), serum creatinine (SCr) and cystatin C were tested and some parameters such as HOMA-IR and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were measured; according to MS criteria defined by Chinese Diabetes Society, the elderly subjects were divided in to MS and non-MS, and the groups with abnormal MS components, respecitively. Results Cystatin C indicated no significant differences between male and female(P>0.05), and higher in MS than in non-MS(1.10±0.25 vs 1.02±0.25, P<0.01). Furthermore, with the graded increase of MS components, serum cystatin C showed a progressive rise, with its sensitivity higher than that of SCr and eGFR; In addition, the multiple regression (Stepwise method) showed that the body mass index (BMI), triglyceride (TG) and HOMA-IR were also the independent influencing factors of serum cystatin C. Conclusion With the deterioration of the metabolic abnormality of the study population, serum cystatin C showed an increasing tendency and it may be taken as a screening marker of early nephropathy and a predicting index of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in MS population.

Key words: metabolic syndrome, cystatin C, early nephropathy

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