The association of age with glycaemic and cholesterol control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Objective: to find the risk of dyslipidaemia in diabetic patients of different age groups. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted at holy family hospital,rawalpindi,and pakistan ordnance factories hospital,wah cantonment,pakistan,from february to july 2014,and comprised type 2 diabetic patients. patients' body mass index was calculated and biochemical tests were performed for high-density lipoprotein,total cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein,triglyceride and glucose. data was analysed using spss 20. results: of the 40 patients,17(42.5%) were men and 23(57.5%) women. the blood glucose control of younger age group (30-40 years) was 234�90.37mg/dl compared to older age group (60-70 years) with amean of 173.4�54.2 mg/dl. serum triglyceride levels of the youngest age group (30-40 years) were the highest with a mean value of 216�137 mg/dl. there was a significant association between age and triglyceride levels (p=0.03),while the serum high-density lipoprotein level of this group was lowest with a mean of 29.6�13.4 mg/dl. conclusion: there was a significant association between triglyceride levels in the youngest age group of patients with type 2 diabetes. � 2017,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.