Open AccessChanges in Serum Electrolytes and Lipid Profile in Diabetes Subjects in Freetown Sierra Leone
Author(s) -
OI Oyewole,
Saskia le Sessie,
M Mansaray,
Brima Osaio Kamara
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
sudan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1858-8530
pISSN - 1858-5051
DOI - 10.4314/sjms.v3i4.38551
Subject(s) - sierra leone , medicine , serum electrolytes , diabetes mellitus , lipid profile , blood lipids , cholesterol , endocrinology , socioeconomics , sociology
Background: Measurement of blood electrolytes level and lipid profile usuallygive good indications of the disease progression in a number of non communicablediseases. Objective: To investigate the effect of diabetes on electrolyte and lipid status ofmale and female diabetics in Freetown, Sierra Leone.Subjects and Methods: Serum concentrations of electrolytes and lipids in one hundred and twenty (120) adult diabetics attending some diagnostic centers in Freetown Sierra Leone were measured and compared with those of one hundred and twenty (120) non-diabetic individuals.Results: Total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk ratio in diabetic patients were significantly higher (P Keywords : Diabetes Mellitus, electrolytes, lipids, hyperglycaemia, Sudan Journal of Medical Science Vol. 3 (4) 2008: pp. 309-314
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