Abstract:To investigate the relationship of fasting C-peptide level with family history of diabetes and clinical characteristics of diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and to further understand the effect of family history of diabetes on residual β-cell function in patients with T2DM. Methods A total of 391 Uyghur patients diagnosed as T2DM in a top three hospital in Urumqi were collected, and grouped according to DM family history and DM duration. The general information, fasting C-peptide level, blood glucose, blood lipid and other related indicators were compared between the groups. Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the associations between various indicators; multiple regression models were used to determine the influence factors of fasting serum C-peptide. Results Of the 391 patients, 123 cases (31.46%) had and 268(68.54%) did not have family history of diabetes. Compared with the no-DM-family-history group, the patients of the DM-family-history group had younger age of onset, lower systolic blood pressure, and lower fasting Cpeptide concentration. However, no significant difference was observed in DM duration, body mass index (BMI), HbA1c, blood pressure, blood lipids or complications between the two groups. After adjustment for DMduration, BMI, HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol (TC), triacylglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL), fasting C-peptide level was negatively correlated with family history of diabetes (p < 0.05). Conclusions In the Uyghur patients with T2DM, a family history of diabetes is significantly correlated with the decrease of serum fasting C-peptide level.