Objective To investigate the clinical value of the volume of the whole stomach(VWS)measured by two-dimensional ultrasound in evaluating gastric accommodation function in diabetic patients,and to analyze its related influencing factors.Methods A total of 121 diabetic patients(diabetic group)and 99 healthy volunteers(healthy control group)in our hospital were selected.After drinking 500 ml warm water,the filled gastric cavity was examined by two-dimensional ultrasound.The area of gastric fundus(FA),the area and long diameter of gastric body(BA,BL),and the area and long diameter of gastric antrum(AA,AL)were measured,and VWS was calculated.The differences of VWS-related ultrasound parameters in diabetic patients with different clinical data[gender,age,body mass index(BMI),fasting plasma glucose(FPG)and glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c)]were compared between the diabetic group and the healthy control group.The correlation between VWS and gender,age,BMI,FPG and HbA1c was analyzed.Results FA,BL,BA,AA and VWS in the diabetic group were lower than those in the healthy control group,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).Comparison of diabetic patients with different clinical data:①There were statistically significant differences in FA and VWS between female group and male group(all P<0.05),while there were no significant difference in BL,BA,AL and AA.②There were statistically significant differences in FA,BA and VWS among diabetic patients with different FPG levels(all P<0.05).Compared with FPG<7 mmol/L group and 7 mmol/L≤FPG<10 mmol/L group,FA,BA and VWS in FPG≥10 mmol/L group were decreased(all P<0.05).Compared with FPG<7 mmol/L group,FA and VWS in 7 mmol/L≤FPG<10 mmol/L group were decreased(all P<0.05).③There were no significant difference in the ultrasound parameters of diabetic patients with different age,BMI and HbA1c levels.Correlation analysis showed that VWS was negatively correlated with FPG(rs=-0.411,P<0.01),but had no correlation with gender,age,BMI and HbA1c.Conclusion Two-dimensional ultrasound measurement of VWS is expected to be an effective indicator for evaluating gastric accommodation function in diabetic patients,with FPG being the main influencing factor of VWS.
UltrasonographyVolume of the whole stomachDiabetes mellitus