Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	115649
Country	China

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Lean type 2 diabetes mellitus is an independent predictor of mortality in primary biliary cholangitis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Ting-Ting Yin, Hui-Ying Lin, Min Zhou, Jian-Wei Li, Qiu-Lan Mo, Hong-Jing Wang, Jie Chen, Hui-Ling Zhu, Yu-Ting Li, Meng-Yao Zheng and Jin-Hui Yang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 82160106 Yunnan Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Fund Project 2025J0270 Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department Science and Technology Program Project 202501AY070001-088
Corresponding Author	Jin-Hui Yang, Chief Physician, Full Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374 Dianmian Avenue, Wuhua District, Kunming 650101, Yunnan Province, China. yangjinhui@kmmu.edu.cn
Key Words	Diabetes mellitus; Lean body weight; Nutritional status; Primary biliary cholangitis; Prognosis
Core Tip	Although the adverse prognostic implications of lean diabetes have been documented in various disease contexts, its specific impact on clinical outcomes and underlying mechanisms in primary biliary cholangitis patients remain largely unexplored. This study represents the first comprehensive investigation that systematically evaluates the detrimental effects of lean diabetes on primary biliary cholangitis patient prognosis and critically examines the synergistic interaction and cooperative enhancement mechanisms between diabetes and lean phenotype.
Citation	Yin TT, Lin HY, Zhou M, Li JW, Mo QL, Wang HJ, Chen J, Zhu HL, Li YT, Zheng MY, Yang JH. Lean type 2 diabetes mellitus is an independent predictor of mortality in primary biliary cholangitis. World J of Gastroenterol 2026; In press

Received	2025-10-22 09:50
Peer-Review Started	2025-10-22 09:50
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-03 10:23
Return for Revision	2025-12-03 10:23
Revised	2025-12-16 07:26
Publication Fee Transferred	2025-12-18 15:03
Second Decision by Editor	2026-01-28 02:43
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-28 07:55
Articles in Press	2026-01-28 07:55
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ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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