Objectives: To determine and compare the serum soluble Endoglin (sEng) levels among pregnant women with preeclampsia (PE) and women having normal pregnancy. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried at IBMS KMU and the data collection was carried out in the department of Gynecology & obstetrics, Lady Reading hospital, Peshawar, from June 2019 to July 2020. A total of 138 pregnant women at the gestational age of 26-30 weeks were included. The study sample was divided into two groups. Group A: Pre-Eclamptic (n=92). Group B: Normotensive Control Group; women with normal pregnancy (n=46). Results: Mean age in PE group was considerably lower as compared to control group (p<0.001). Similarly, mean age at the time of marriage was significantly lower in the PE group compared to control group (19.40±1.92 vs 21.17±2.19 years, p<0.001). Both mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in PE and control group was noted to be significantly differed (169.78 ± 16.64/ 114.62 ± 9.34 vs 119.57 ± 1.07/ 78.48 ± 5.56 mm Hg, p<0.05). PE group had statistically significantly higher sEng levels compared to control group (13.42 ± 2.94vs3.47 ± 2.80 ng /ml, p <0.001).

Objectives: To evaluate and compare blood glucose levels and lipid profile in diabetic vs healthy adults. Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from January 2021 to April 2021. The study samples were collected from Northwest General Hospital Peshawar. Sixty patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes and an equal number of control subjects were included in this study. After the recruitment of subjects according to the inclusion criteria, subjects were divided into two cohorts; Patients with Diabetes (Group I N=60) and a Non-Diabetic Control Group (Control group N=60). Blood from the subjects was checked for glucose levels and lipid profile. Blood was taken and analysed at the Hospital Lab via Cobas 6000 analyser. Data was analysed using SPSS version 26.0 for MacBook Pro. T test was applied to the data and p value was kept at 0.05 for significance. Results: Fasting Blood Glucose (FBS) rise was statistically significant (p=0.03) with a mean and standard deviation (SD) of 161.21±46.31* for Group I and 79.29±18.56 for Group II with a Mean Difference (MD) of 81.92.