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GLYCOSYLATED HAEMOGLOBIN: A SURROGATE MARKER FOR DYSLIPIDEMIA AND GLYCEMIC INDEX IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS SUBJECTS


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  • M.E. ADU Department of Chemical Sciences (Biochemistry Unit), Faculty of Science, University of Delta, Agbor, Nigeria
  • D.F. ESSIET Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Keywords: Body mass index, Blood pressure, Diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, glycosylated haemoglobin.

Abstract

Glycosylated haemoglobin is the substance formed when glucose chemically combine with haemoglobin molecule. This study examined glycosylated haemoglobin as a possible surrogate marker for dyslipidemia and glycemic index in type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects. A cross- sectional study was carried out in Warri, Delta State with a total of four hundred (400) volunteers recruited comprising of three hundred and twenty (320) diabetes mellitus subjects and eighty (80) apparently healthy subjects. Standard methods were used for anthropometric measurement and biochemical assays. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Parameters including Blood pressure, body mass index, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C were significantly higher in diabetic subjects than non- diabetics while HDL-C was significantly lower in diabetics. Glycosylated haemoglobin is positively correlated with blood glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-C but inversely associated with HDL-C. Based on this study, glycosylated haemoglobin has the potential to serve as surrogate marker of dyslipidemia.


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Published
2024-04-22
How to Cite
ADU, M., & ESSIET, D. (2024). GLYCOSYLATED HAEMOGLOBIN: A SURROGATE MARKER FOR DYSLIPIDEMIA AND GLYCEMIC INDEX IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS SUBJECTS. African Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 5(1), 74-82. https://doi.org/10.52417/ajhse.v5i1.454