Association between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and the lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective study

• Main Authors: Alzahrani SH, Baig M, Aashi MM, Al-shaibi FK, Alqarni DA, Bakhamees WH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2019
• Subjects: Glycated hemoglobin; DMT2; Glycemic control; Dyslipidemia; Lipid profile; Specialties of internal medicine; RC581-951; sami
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/4258af6838724b9dbcd7aabc1aba36d4

Sami Hamdan Alzahrani,1 Mukhtiar Baig,2 Mooataz Mohammed Aashi,3 Faisal Khaled Al-shaibi,4 Dalya Abdulrahman Alqarni,4 Wael Hassan Bakhamees41Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Pediatric Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Sami Hamdan AlzahraniFamily Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 4828, Jeddah 22431, Saudi ArabiaTel [phone]Email [e-mail]: To investigate the association between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and the lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at a tertiary care hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (SA).Methods: The present retrospective cross-sectional study was accomplished at the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, SA, between April and July 2018. There were 206 T2DM patients selected for the study (141 females and 65 males), and the data were collected through a review of the electronic profiles of patients by using the medical electronic file system used at the KAU Hospital. Biochemical data such as fasting plasma glucose (FPG), HbA1c and lipid profile, along with the patient’s age, BMI and gender, were also taken from the electronic file system. The inclusion criteria allowed for only patients who were regularly seeing their physician and whose electronic file was up to date.Results: The participants’ data were analyzed gender-wise. The females had significantly higher values for BMI (p=0.002), HbA1c (p=0.009), triglycerides (TGs) (p<0.001), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (p=0.002) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (p<0.001) compared to the males. The study subjects were grouped according to their level of HbA1c (good glycemic index <7%, and poor ...