Comparison of pattern of dyslipidemia in type 1 & type 2 diabetes mellitus

Aim: to compare the pattern of dyslipidemia between type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. study design: cross sectional survey. setting: diabetic clinic and medical wards of mayo hospital,lahore .for six months. methods: 230 patients of diabetes mellitus were divided into two groups with 115 patients in each (group a and group b comprising of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus respectively). fasting lipid profile was performed. results: in group a and b,there were 35 (30.4%) and 40(34.8%) patients having cholesterol level of > 200mg/dl,67 (58.3%) and 75(65.2%) patients having triglyceride level of > 150mg/dl,31 (27%) and 50(43.5%) patients having ldl level of > 100mg/dl & 44(38.3%)and 38(33%) patients having hdl < 40mg/dl respectively. in group a,67(58.3%) patients were having dyslipidemia while there were 79 (68.3%) having the same in group b. conclusion: dyslipidemia was found in both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients,but in type 2 diabetic patients dyslipidemia was found in more patients as compared to type 1 patients.