Dyslipidaemia is common among patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study at Tema Port Clinic

Emmanuel Kwaku Ofori, Dorcas Owusu-Ababio, Emmanuel A. Tagoe, Henry Asare-Anane

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate dyslipidemia in Ghanaian subjects with type 2 diabetes. Results: Hundred individuals with type 2 diabetes and 61 apparently healthy controls participated. The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among persons with type 2 diabetes was 53%. Blood pressure, fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels were higher in persons with type 2 diabetes compared with the control group (p < 0.01). Positive correlations were found within persons with type 2 diabetes for triglyceride vs FBG; ALT vs age and aspartate transaminase (AST) vs TG (p < 0.05 respectively). This study demonstrated hyperlipidemia and poor liver health in persons with type 2 diabetes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number204
JournalBMC Research Notes
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Transaminase

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