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 language | English |
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| Article number | 204 |
| Journal | BMC Research Notes |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2019 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Cardiovascular
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dyslipidemia
- Transaminase
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