Backgroud- Diabetes is one of the highly prevalent diseases around the world. Along with its complications, diabetes is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality as well as an increased burden to the health sector’s economy.
Methods- This is a cross sectional case control study. 30 patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus and 30 age and sex matched healthy controls were taken. Lipid profile were done in cases and controls using appropriate tests.
Results- There was significant difference in mean HDL, Triglycerides level in diabetic and control patients (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in LDL, Cholesterol level in Diabetic and control patients (p>0.05).
Conclusion- We therefore conclude that there is a high prevalence of high degree of elevated lipid and lipoprotein levels among the diabetic patients showing that they are more prone to these abnormalities
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