THE PREVALENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND CORRELATION WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

Background: type 2 diabetes is a major predictor of cardiovascular disease (cvd). there isa large body of evidence that nutrients have a important role in preventing and controlling ofcvd risk factors. this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cvd risk factors and their relationswith nutrients and energy intake in patients with type 2 diabetes.methods: in this cross-sectional study, 107 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited fromindividuals who underwent routine medical check-up in the out patient clinic of shariati hospital,tehran, iran. patients were evaluated for age, anthropometric measures, blood pressure,fasting blood glucose, lipid profile and hba1c. nutrient intakes were obtained via 24- hour recallfrom each patient in three consecutive days. nutrients and data analysis were done usingfpii and spss version 13 soft wares.results: overall, 10.9% and 87.9% of patients had respectively two and more than two cvdrisk factors. the intakes of energy, protein, dietary fiber and vitamins including vitamin c, e,b12, b6, b3, b2, b1, b5 and mineral such as copper and zinc were less than the standard values(p < 0.001). the status of some nutrients intake was significantly correlated with some cvdrisks factors.conclusion: this study indicates a high prevalence of cvd risk factors among diabetic patientsand emphasizes on the important role of nutrients intake in prevention and control ofthese risks. these findings suggest the necessity for improvement of nutrition status for reducingthe prevalence of diabetes and cvd.