PubMed · 2010 · 34 citations · 0 references
In this study, glucose (p = 0.004), insulin (p = 0.010), C-peptide (p < 0.001), HOMA-IR (p < 0.001), TNF-alpha (p < 0.001), IL-2RES (p < 0.001), IL-6 (p = 0.002), CRP (p < 0.001) and HsCRP (p = 0.006) levels are elevated in LC patients, compared to control group. Consequently, high HOMA-IR in LC supports the fact that insulin resistance develops in LC, as it is reported in similar studies. When HOMA-IR positive and negative patients within LC patients are compared, it is seen that insulin resistance develops independently of age, etiology, gender, Child-Pugh classification, spleen size, TNF-alpha, IL-16, IL-2RES, IL-6, IL-10, CRP, Hs-CRP (p > 0.05) levels.