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. 2018 Feb 27;10(2):172–185. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i2.172

Table 2.

Summary of the major studies in English (pub med indexed) on Glycogenic hepatopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus

Ref. Study design Age/sex HbA1C Keto acidosis Hepatomegaly Liver abnormality Normalization of LFTs
Chatila et al[43], 1996 Retrospective Study Mild Fibrosis (14%) 11patients (8-A and 3-P)
41/F NA NA No 20/45/1.4 x ULN/0.35 Few days to weeks
21/F NA NA No 282/404/0.4 x ULN/0.28 Few days to weeks
58/F NA NA Yes 35/56/3.2 x ULN/0.40 Few days to weeks
70/F NA NA Yes 76/NA/NA/1.28 Few days to weeks
36/F NA NA No 40/86/2.1 x ULN/0.28 Few days to weeks
46/F NA NA Yes 22/20/1.7 x ULN/N Few days to weeks
23/F NA NA Yes 265/410/9.5 x ULN/0.40 Few days to weeks
19/F NA NA Yes 344/532/2.6 x ULN/0.8 Few days to weeks
13/M NA NA Yes 940/910/2 x ULN/0.30 Few days to weeks
13/M NA NA Yes 85/NA/0.3 x ULN/0.48 Few days to weeks
15/M NA NA Yes NA/NA/1.9 x ULN/0.08 Few days to weeks
Torbenson et al[44], 2006 Retrospective Study 14 patients
19/F NA Yes Yes 97/83/80/NA NA
1/2M 13.5 Yes Yes 49/47/182/NA NA
22/F NA No Yes 48/77/62/NA NA
8/M NA No Yes Elevated/NA NA
15/F NA No NA Normal NA
22/M 16 Yes Yes 1100/360/251/NA NA
25/M 10.8 NA NA 1629/1128/298/NA NA
16/M NA Yes NA Elevated/NA NA
20/M 9.9 No yes N/120/147/NA NA
18/F 10.8 No NA N/57/N/NA NA
28/M NA No NA 1099/1544/384/NA NA
34/M 10.1 No Yes N/NA/N/NA NA
16/M NA No Yes 1413/1354/476/NA NA
23/F NA No Yes 255/224/307/NA NA
Fitzpatrick et al[45], 2014 Retrospective 31 patients 11(Mean) Yes-all 76/76/NA/NA(M) NA 14 (73%) Fibrosis
16M/15F 12Mild and 2Bridging
Median age 15 Fibrosis
Mukewar et al[46], 2017 Case control study 20 patients 11.4(Mean) 55% 88.90% 301/308/170/0.5(M) 8 mo 10% Mild fibrosis but no bridging fibrosis
16F/4M
24-A, 12-P

T1DM: Type 1 diabetes mellitus; HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1c; AST: Aspartate transferase; ALT: Alanine transferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; T bili: Total bilirubin; M: Male; F: Female; NA: Not available; A: Adults; P: Pediatrics.