Lipid Profile of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Attending Anurban Health Centre Ingoa, India

Abstract

The Global Diabetes Report 2016 states, "Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014 compared to 108 million in 1980. Diabetes is especially a significant secondary cause for the development of dyslipidaemia. Diabetes patients are prone to have an atherogenic mixture of high Triglycerides (TGs); high, small, dense Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) fractions; and low High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL). This study is aimed at finding the prevalence of dyslipidaemia among type 2 diabetes patients residing in a suburban area of Goa. METHODOLOGYA record-based cross-sectional study design was employed to find the proportion of dyslipidaemia prevalent among the type 2 diabetes patients attending OPD of the Urban Health and Training Centre (UHTC) at Santa Cruz in Goa. A sample of 100 type 2 DM patient records were randomly selected to capture the information of the type 2 DM patients. Patient records of fasting and postprandial blood sugars and fasting lipid parameters were utilised for this study. SPSS version 23 was utilised for statistical analysis; proportions, and chi-square test were used for analysis. RESULTSThe overall prevalence of dyslipidaemia was 85% among the type 2 DM cases. Prevalence of hyperlipidaemia among females was high (88.7%) as compared to males (78.9%). The mean level of total cholesterol was 188.78±38.25 mg/dL. Mean HDL-C level was 48.5±14.06 mg/dL. Mean value of LDL-C was 109.93±35.67 mg/dL. Mean level of LDL-C was 137.67±59.77 mg/dL. CONCLUSIONThe type 2 diabetes patients have very high prevalence of dyslipidaemia and should be monitored on regular basis to prevent cardiovascular events.