Chief Medical Administrator, Department of Medicine, Sri Krishna Sevashrama Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Research Article
Newly-Diagnosed Type II Diabetics and its correlation between Glycosylated Hemoglobin and Lipid Profiles
Author(s): Sujatha NR* and Kuldeep GB
Introduction: Type II diabetes is a chronic disease which results from aspects such as complex inheritance interaction, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle. In India, diabetes is turning into an epidemic as currently, more than 62 million individuals suffer from the disease.
Objectives: To identify patterns of dyslipidemia among newly diagnosed type II DM patients with and without hypertension in Bengaluru (urban and rural) in Karnataka (South India); and to identify correlations between HbA1c levels and lipid profiles.
Methods: This was a cross sectional study involving 194 individuals in Bengaluru, India from the period of April to December 2017. Demographics, lifestyle habits and clinical features were analyzed for the presence of any interrelationship with the occurrence of diabetic dyslipidemia.
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