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Frequency of Dyslipidemia In Type 2 Diabetic Patients In Karachi
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Frequency of Dyslipidemia In Type 2 Diabetic Patients In Karachi
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To find out the frequency of dyslipidemias in type 2 diabetic patients.Study Design and Setting: Thiswas cross-sectional study and conducted in a different clinics in Karachi during 3 monthsperiod.Methodology: Those patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria and attended the OPD were selected. Patient were advisedto bring their lipid profile report in next visit if not already done. The total dyslipidemias were presented by their frequenciesand percentages with 95% confidence interval.Results: Out of 383 patients with diabetes mellitus 210 (55 %) had dyslipidemia. Among which 76% had elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL), 66.6 % had elevated serum cholesterol, 57% patient had elevated triglyceride. p- value of 0.05was taken as statistically significant.Conclusion: It was concluded that increased frequency of dyslipidemias, with elevated low-density lipoprotein, cholesteroland triglycerides levels seen in diabetic patien...
