Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between serum omentin-1 and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Methods Totally 100 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) admitted to our hospital from June 2016 to October 2017 were divided into non-diabetic peripheral neuropathy (Non-DPN) group and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) group, 50 patients of each group. Another 50 healthy subjects were selected as the control group. The body mass, height, waist circumference and hip circumference of each group were measured and body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) were calculated. The levels of fasting blood glucose (FPG), fasting insulin (Fins), HbA1C, 24 hours urinary albumin (Cys-C), cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) and serum omentin-1 were detcected. The calculated insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) and pancreatic β-cell function index (HOMA-β) were calculated. Results There were significant differences in BMI, WHR, TG, Fins, FPG, HOMA-IR, HbAlc, serum omenin-1, HDL-C and HOMA-beta among groups (P < 0.05). Serum retinal-1 levels in patients with DPN and Non-DPN were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Serum retinal-1 levels in the DPN group were lower than those in the Non-DPN group (P < 0.05). The level of serum omentin-1 was positively correlated with HOMA-β (P < 0.05), and negatively correlated with duration, WHR, TG, Cys-C, FPG, HbA1c and 24hUAER (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that serum omentin-1 is a risk factor of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (Ol ^ R=1.011, 95% CI: 1.003, 1.019). Conclusions The decrease of serum omentin-1 level may be involved in the development of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.