The association of age with glycaemic and cholesterol control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Yasmin, R.; Majeed, A.; Rashid, A.; Razak, S.
Jpma. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 67(1): 33-36
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 28065951 Document Number: 692558
To find the risk of dyslipidaemia in diabetic patients of different age groups. This cross-sectional study was conducted at Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, and Pakistan Ordnance Factories Hospital, Wah Cantonment, Pakistan, from February to July 2014, and comprised type 2 diabetic patients. Patients' body mass index was calculated and biochemical tests were performed for high-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, triglyceride and glucose. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Of the 40 patients, 17(42.5%) were men and 23(57.5%) women. The blood glucose control of younger age group (30-40 years) was 234±90.37mg/dl compared to older age group (60-70 years) with a mean of 173.4±54.2 mg/dl. Serum triglyceride levels of the youngest age group (30-40 years) were the highest with a mean value of 216±137 mg/dl. There was a significant association between age and triglyceride levels (p=0.03) , while the serum high-density lipoprotein level of this group was lowest with a mean of 29.6±13.4 mg/dl. There was a significant association between triglyceride levels in the youngest age group of patients with type 2 diabetes.